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Urology

Urology is a medical speciality addressing diseases of urogenital system either urinary or andrology

AGH-Hofuf Urology Clinic provides urological services for outpatients as well as inpatients. These are offered by skilled experienced staff and supported by sophisticated equipments.

All age groups availailable of these services.
  
Services include therapeutic and operative:

I. OPEN SURGERY

• KIDNEY
• Nephrectomy
• Nephroureterectomy for non-tumour diseases.
• Partial nephrectomy,
• Pyelolithotomy,
• Nephrolithotomy,
• Open nephrostomy,
• Open biopsy,
• Nephropexy and Pyeloplasty.
• URETER
• Ureterotomy,
• Ureterolysis,
• Ureterectomy,
• Uretero-neocystostomy,
• Transuretero-ureterostomy
• Megaureter disease.
• BLADDER
• Partial cystectomy
• Diverticulectomy
• Excision urachal cyst
• Cystostomy
• Fistula (all types)
• Repair of trauma.
• PROSTATE
• Open "prostatectomy" (adenomectomy)
• Retropubic and Suprapubic approach.
• URETHRA.
• Urethroplasty,
• Hypospadias repair, fistula repair
• Urethral rupture and Meatal stenosis repair.
• EXTERNAL GENITALIA:
• A. PENIS: Circumcision, penectomy , prosthesis, priapism.
• B. TESTES: Radical orchidectomy (cancer), Orchidopexy, biopsy.
• C. EPIDIDYMIS / SPERMATIC CORD /SCROTUM:

• Vasectomy, vaso-vasostomy,epididymectomy,cysts, biopsy,spermatocele, hydrocele, varicocele, scrotum excision (total/partial)(sub-capsular orchidectomy) and Torsion testis procedures

II. ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY

• PERCUTANEOUS UPPER TRACT: KIDNEY/URETER:
• Stones, stricture / UPJ obstruction.
• RETROGRADE UPPER TRACT: KIDNEY/URETER:
• Stone, stricture (dilation, incision), Internal stents.
• BLADDER:
• TUR bladder tumour, Stone / foreign body
• PROSTATE / BLADDER NECK
• TUR Prostate/ Bladder neck and TU Incision prostate/Bladder neck.
• URETHRA:
• Internal urethrotomy TUR posterior urethral valves, Retrograde suprapubic urethral approach).

III. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL):  For stones kidney , ureter and bladder

IV. DIAGNOSTIC and MINOR PROCEDURES

• ENDOSCOPY: Urethro/Cystoscopy Id + biopsy, coagulation/fulguration id + ureteral catheterisation and urethral dilation.
• TRANSRECTAL ULTRASOUNDS (TRUS)
• INTERVENTIONAL URO-RADIOL. PROCEDURES: percutaneous nephrostomy, drainage,
• URODYNAMICS: urodynamic studies and radio-urodynamic studies.

Hours of Operation:

Saturday - Thursday (08:00 am - 12:00 pm & 04:00 pm - 08:00 pm

Note: (On-call services 24 hours a day / 7 days a week)

Telephone Number(s)

+966 3 588 7000          Ext. 3128 / 3129

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