Kidney Cancer

Kidney Cancer

Kidney cancer, also referred to as renal cell carcinoma (RCC for short), affects approximately 60,000 Americans each year. Symptoms of kidney cancer can include an abdominal mass, abdominal pain, and/or blood in the urine. However, they are often found incidentally...
Genitourinary Reconstruction

Genitourinary Reconstruction

The urinary system is similar to a plumbing system and it functions to get urine that is produced by the kidneys out of the body. Urine that is made by the kidneys collects in the renal pelvis prior to draining through a tube called ureter into the bladder. Urine is...
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)

BPH, short for benign prostatic hyperplasia, is a condition that affects many men. Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (aka LUTS) vary greatly and can include going to the bathroom often and urgently, difficulty emptying bladder, weak stream, and waking up at night...
Bladder Cancer

Bladder Cancer

“Bladder Cancer affects over 70,000 Americans annually. It tends to be more common in men, but the incidence in women is increasing. Smoking is the biggest risk factor for bladder cancer. Quitting smoking provides many health benefits including decreasing the...
Advanced Prostate Cancer

Advanced Prostate Cancer

Since the 1940’s, we have known that men with cancer outside the prostate, advanced prostate cancer, could have their disease slowed down by removing the male hormone testosterone. You can think of testosterone as being both a food and a fertilizer for prostate...