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Conditions
The prostate is a walnut-sized gland below the bladder. Your urethra (urine tube) runs through the prostate. A benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate)...
Diagnostics
CT scans use X-rays to take detailed 2D and 3D images of inside your body. From the scan a doctor can diagnose and monitor many conditions including cancer,...
Conditions
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is also known as impotence. It’s very common in men over 40 and means that it is difficult to get or maintain an erection that...
Treatments
If you have kidney stones, this non-invasive treatment can help. It uses a high-intensity sound wave to break the stones up into smaller pieces, so you...
In 2022 HCA Healthcare UK will be opening a new specialist hospital in Birmingham, in partnership with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust....
Treatments
Overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome is characterised by the frequent, sudden and uncontrollable urge to urinate. This urgency is caused by the muscles of...
Diagnostics
As you get older or if you're concerned about hereditary disease, screening is a positive way of taking care of yourself. You have a series of tests tailored...
Diagnostics
A multi-parametric MRI scan is a new imaging technique that can help diagnose prostate cancer. It produces high-definition images of the prostate which...
Treatments
A nephrectomy is a surgical operation to remove a kidney. There are two types of nephrectomy: partial and total. A partial nephrectomy means only...
Treatments
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is typically recommended when other procedures like extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) are not possible. In ESWL,...
Treatments
Your bladder and bowels are regulated by nerves at the base of your spine called the sacral nerves. PTNS indirectly stimulates these nerves with mild electrical...
Diagnostics
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. Using ultrasound technology, we can do a biopsy (take samples of prostate tissue and send it for analysis)...
Treatments
A TUIP (transurethral incision of the prostate) is an operation to treat an enlarged prostate. It is for men with small- to medium-sized prostates. An...
Treatments
Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) treats an enlarged prostate, which is called benign prostate enlargement (BPE) or benign prostatic hyperplasia...
Conditions
When in the womb, a baby boy's testes (testicles) will form inside his abdomen. They usually move down into the scrotum by 35 weeks of pregnancy. Sometimes...