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Urology

Urology

A healthy urinary system keeps you functioning at your best. That’s why at Owensboro Health, we treat diseases of the kidney and bladder with an overall wellness approach. You’ll find advanced technology, compassionate physicians and wellness education. It’s quality care you can trust.

Conditions We Treat

Our board-certified urologists and urology-trained nurse practitioners provide comprehensive care for a wide range of urologic conditions.

  • Cancers
  • Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
  • Urinary tract infections (UTIs)
  • Erectile dysfunction (ED)
  • Urinary system obstruction
  • Incontinence
  • Enlarged prostate
  • Kidney and bladder disorders

Female Pelvic Medicine

Disorders like overactive bladder or incontinence can affect everything, from how you move to how you sleep. But they aren’t always easy to talk about. When bothersome symptoms begin to disrupt your life, don’t suffer in silence. Our specialists are ready to listen, with understanding, compassion and with a desire to help you get back to the life you love.

Pelvic Floor Disorders

We offer specialized care for women with pelvic floor disorders, including:

  • Pelvic organ prolapse
  • Urinary incontinence
  • Overactive bladder

Treatments

Using advanced technology and minimally invasive procedures whenever possible, we work with you to repair damage, relieve symptoms and get you back to where you want to be.

  • Prolapse repair surgery
  • Midurethral sling
  • Bulkamid
  • Botox
  • Sacral neuromodulation (InterStim and Axonics)
  • Multichannel urodynamic testing (cystometrogram, uroflometry, manometry)

Men's Health

Our urologists are experienced in treating issues that range from loss of bladder control to a change in sexual function.

Some of the conditions we treat include:

  • Enlarged prostate
  • Erectile dysfunction
  • Peyronie's disease
  • Premature ejaculation
  • Prostate cancer
  • Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
  • Urethral stricture disease
  • Limited infertility
  • Varicocele
  • Urethral obstruction
  • Urinary incontinence
  • Urologic cancer

Treatments We Offer

Treatments we offer involve both medical and surgical management including:

  • Inflatable penile prosthesis implantation
  • Malleable penile prosthesis implantation
  • Penile plication
  • Urolift
  • Rezum
  • iTind
  • Bipolar transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
  • Direct visualized internal urethrotomy / urethral dilation with Optilume drug coated balloon
  • Vasectomy
  • Vasovasostomy (vasectomy reversal)
  • Microsurgical subinguinal varicocelectomy

Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery

Minimally invasive urologic surgery offers patients a range of benefits compared to traditional open surgery. Using small incisions and specialized instruments, urologists can perform complex procedures with less pain, scarring and risk of infection. This approach often translates to shorter hospital stays, quicker recovery times, and a faster return to normal activities.

Minimally invasive surgeries we offer include:

  • Robotic assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty
  • Robotic assisted radical prostatectomy
  • Robotic assisted partial nephrectomy
  • Laparoscopic nephrectomy
  • Laparoscopic varicocelectomy
  • Endoscopic management of upper tract urothelial tumors
  • Endoscopic stone management
  • Endoscopic stricture management

Pediatric Urology

While many complex pediatric urologic conditions are most appropriately managed by a pediatric urologist, our urologists are dedicated to providing compassionate care for children with urological conditions, such as:

  • Circumcision
  • Undescended testes
  • Congenital hydrocele
  • Bedwetting (Nocturnal enuresis)
  • Dysfunctional voiding
  • Need for circumcision revision
  • Meatal stenosis

Urologic Oncology

Our urologists provide advanced treatment for cancers of the urinary tract. Management is often a team approach, involving medical oncologists, radiation oncologists and our urologists. We routinely manage:

Treatments we offer include:

  • Robotic assisted radical prostatectomy
  • Robotic assisted partial nephrectomy
  • Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy
  • Endoscopic management of low-grade upper tract urothelial carcinoma
  • Nephroureterectomy
  • Adrenalectomy
  • Transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT)
  • Intravesical chemotherapy and BCG
  • Radical cystectomy with ileal conduit urinary diversion
  • Orchiectomy
  • Partial and total penectomy