Offering a wide variety of services for patients of all ages, the urology program at Memorial Hospital provides access to tertiary services previously unavailable in the community.
“We offer the full spectrum of urology services in York County, which is a huge advantage for referring physicians and their patients who no longer have to travel out of the community to receive the care they need,” says M. Azeem Bhatti, M.D., FRCSC, urologist at York Urology Specialists.
Memorial Hospital delivers all levels of urologic care, ranging from the basic to the most complex surgeries that may require extensive reconstructive work. Innovative treatment options provided through Memorial Hospital include minimally invasive robotic-assisted surgery; percutaneous kidney stone removal; laser surgery using GreenLight XPS laser technology for treatment of enlarged prostate; and holmium laser therapy ureteroscopy for renal calculi.
“Because of these technological advances, we are able to offer our patients an outpatient option that allows them to return to their regular activities within days,” says Dr. Bhatti. “Diagnostic cystoscopies and pediatric diagnostic ultrasound are also available at the office.”
The availability of pediatric diagnostic ultrasound is enhancing convenience for area families. More children with urologic concerns, such as voiding dysfunction, are able to receive care at Memorial Hospital instead of having to travel outside of the area.
At Memorial Hospital, robotic surgery is used to treat a wide variety of urological conditions, including prostate, bladder, kidney and adrenal cancers. Procedures offered using the da Vinci® SiTM HD Surgical System include bladder removal with bowel reconstruction, radical prostatectomy, and radical or partial nephrectomy.
“Urology is one field that has really embraced robotic and laparoscopic surgery,” says Dr. Bhatti. “There have been many changes in the approaches used to treat different types of urologic cancers, and Memorial Hospital is committed to making this technology available to patients in the York area.”
Robotic surgery presents several benefits for both patients and physicians, as patients who undergo robotic surgery generally have shorter recovery times and reduced postoperative pain. The enhanced visualization and instrumentation of the da Vinci® SiTM HD Surgical System also allows for better patient outcomes.
“Recently, I treated a patient with an enlarged prostate utilizing the da Vinci,” says Dr. Bhatti. “This was his second prostate surgery, so it was more difficult due to the presence of scar tissue. After undergoing robotic surgery, he was back to regular activities within a week, and he also had a functional recovery without voiding disruption. In the past, he would have had to go out of the area to receive this advanced care; however, we were able to treat him at Memorial Hospital.”
In addition to robotic surgery, cryoablation is available for prostate cancer treatment, and Dr. Bhatti works closely with radiation oncologists to offer radiation therapy, if necessary.
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