Urologic Surgery

Urologic surgery is the term that encompasses all surgical activities for the pelvis area — including the colon, urogenital, and gynecological organs — primarily for the treatment of obstructions, dysfunction, malignancies, and inflammatory diseases. Common urologic operations performed at St. Francis include:

• Renal (kidney) surgery
• Kidney removal (nephrectomy)
• Surgery of the ureters, including ureterolithotomy or removal of calculus (stones) in the ureters
• Bladder surgery
• Pelvic lymph node dissection
• Prostate surgery, including removal of the prostate
• Testicular (scrotal) surgery
• Urethra surgery
• Surgery to the penis