Urology

Aquablation is a robot-assisted treatment for BPH that uses a precisely controlled, heat-free waterjet to remove the prostate tissue that blocks urine flow. Your surgeon maps the prostate with real-time ultrasound first, then the robot carries out the plan.

Because no heat is used, Aquablation is designed to relieve symptoms while lowering the risk of lasting side effects that matter to many men, such as changes to sexual function or continence. It can treat prostates of almost any size or shape.

For some men with localized prostate cancer, NanoKnife irreversible electroporation (IRE) offers a focal alternative to removing or radiating the entire gland. Short electrical pulses open the membranes of cancer cells in a targeted zone so the body clears them, while nearby nerves, blood vessels and the urethra are largely spared.

NanoKnife is typically an outpatient procedure under general anesthesia. Not every cancer is a good fit. Your urologist will review your MRI, biopsy results and overall health to see whether focal therapy is right for you.

Optilume uses a drug-coated balloon. The balloon gently widens a narrowed urethra or opens the prostate channel, while a medication called paclitaxel is delivered into the tissue to help keep it from narrowing again.

The procedure is minimally invasive, involves no cutting or heating of tissue, and many patients go home the same day. For men with recurring strictures, it can mean fewer repeat procedures.

Leaking, urgency and frequent bathroom trips are common, treatable and nothing to be embarrassed about. When medicines and pelvic floor therapy haven't been enough, we offer two longer-term options.

Axonics sacral neuromodulation uses a small implanted device to calm the nerve signals between the bladder and brain, easing overactive bladder, urinary retention and bowel leakage. Bulkamid is a quick, in-office urethral bulking treatment for women with stress urinary incontinence (leaks when you cough, laugh or exercise) with no incisions.

Kidney stones can cause some of the worst pain people ever feel. Our urologists offer the full range of treatment, from medication and hydration plans that help small stones pass on their own to procedures for stones that won't.

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) breaks stones into sand-like pieces from outside the body with no incisions. Ureteroscopy with laser lithotripsy uses a thin scope to reach and break up stones directly. Afterward, we can analyze your stone and help you lower your risk of forming new ones.