Urology
Urology is a surgical specialty focusing on disorders and diseases affecting the urinary tract and male reproductive organs. Urologists on the medical staff at Heartland Surgical Specialty Hospital treat patients with a wide variety of conditions, including many that require surgical procedures.
Urologic problems affect many people, especially as they age. Prostate cancer, for example, is a common cancer in men. Female incontinence and other urinary problems affect millions of women each year.
Doctors at Heartland who specialize in urology frequently treat:
- Urinary tract infection
- Incontinence
- Prostate cancer
- Renal insufficiency (end-stage renal dialysis)
- Congenital anomalies
- Interstitial cystitis
- Sexual dysfunction
