Alaska (AK) Urological Surgery Doctors and Physicians

Urological surgery is surgery performed on the urinary tract in males and females, and the male reproductive system. A urological surgeon, also called a urologist, is a physician who treats diseases and disorders of the genitourinary system. The urologist deals with urinary tract infections, cancer of the urinary system, and surgery of congenital problems. Urologists also diagnose and treat incontinence, and are knowledgeable in endoscopy (surgery using a tiny scope to view the surgery area inside the body).

Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are Esophageal carcinoma, Malignant pleural effusions, esophageal diseases, Bladder cancer, Testicular cancer, Infertility, Tracheal tumors, Mesothelioma, thoracic neoplasms, Chest wall tumors, lung cancer, Prostatitis, Erectile dysfunction (impotence), Prostate cancer, Kidney stones, pectus excavatum, cardiovascular disease, thymoma, Aortic aneurysm, and Pulmonary metastases.

Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including Robot-assisted nephrectomy and prostatectomy, arrhythmia surgery, Lobectomy, lung volume reduction, Mediastinoscopy, Nerve-sparing prostatectomy, Ventricular assist device, lung transplantation, Radical perineal prostatectomy, thoracic aorta repairs, Ventricular Restoration (Dor Procedure), Vasectomy, Bullectomy, Mitral valve repair, Video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS), Aortic dissection, Heart Transplantation, Circumcision, Congenital heart disease, and mitral valve replacement.

To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including Upper GI (Barium Swallow), physicial examination, Computed Tomography (CT or CAT) Scan of the Kidney, Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), Kidney, Ureter, and Bladder X-ray, Computed Tomography (CT or CAT) Scan, Computed Axial Tomography (CT or CAT Scan), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), biopsy, x-ray, Cystoscopy, Kidney Ultrasound, Intravenous Pyelogram, Antegrade Pyelogram, Prostate / Rectal Sonogram, Cystography, Retrograde Cystography, Cystometry, Kidney Scan, and Renal Venogram.