Operative techniques include varix ligation, microsurgical vasectomy reversal, and testicular sperm retrieval. Appointments are scheduled through the departments of Gynecology and Urology. Amy E.T. Sparks, PhD Sexual Dysfunction Sexual dysfunction, or male impotence, is an increasingly important area of urology for the older patient population. A comprehensive evaluation employs a program tailored to the needs of the specific patient. Treatments with pharmacotherapy and vacuum devices are utilized as well as vascular evaluations, which are performed by the Department of Radiology.
Surgical implants are also available.
All common uro-laparoscopic procedures such as pelvic lymph node dissection, nephrectomy, and varix ligation are performed. Advanced endourologic procedures such as endopyelotomy, incision and dilation of urinary tract strictures, and transurethral or percutaneous management of upper tract tumors are also performed. Bernard Fallon, MD Sean P.Hedican, MD Urodynamics and Reconstructive Urology Urodynamics is a clinical science that evaluates the function of the lower urinary tract. Reconstructive urology consists of the surgical treatment of conditions of the lower urinary tract, including urinary incontinence, urethral stricture disease and severe bladder dysfunction such as interstitial cystitis. The Urologic Oncology Group employs a multidisciplinary approach to urologic cancer.