Short answers to questions patients bring us

Imaging

• CT Scan with Contrast — how long does a CT scan take?The scan itself takes just a few minutes.

Stress Incontinence

• What is pelvic floor therapy for incontinence?A trained physical therapist teaches you to find, strengthen, and coordinate your pelvic floor muscles.

Prostate Cancer

• Who is a candidate for Vanquish therapy?Vanquish is a focal therapy in which steam destroys a targeted area of the prostate.
• What is SpaceOAR or Barrigel before radiation?These are gels placed between the prostate and rectum before radiation.
• Do genomic tests aid active surveillance?Genomic tests look at the genes in your biopsy tissue.

Enlarged Prostate (BPH)

• Can BPH cause erectile dysfunction or sexual changes?Urinary symptoms from BPH are linked to erection problems, and some BPH medicines can affect erections, sex drive, or ejaculation.
• Finasteride vs dutasteride — what is the difference?Both shrink an enlarged prostate by blocking the hormone that drives its growth.
• Do BPH procedures require general anesthesia?Not always.

Office Tests

• Urodynamic Testing — will it hurt?Most people feel mild discomfort when thin catheters are placed, but it isn't usually painful.

Kidney Masses & Cancer

• Robotic Nephrectomy — who is a candidate?Robotic surgery can remove part or all of a kidney through small incisions.

Bladder Cancer Drugs

• What are the side effects of Zusduri?Zusduri is placed into the bladder through a catheter and forms a gel that releases mitomycin over several hours.

Bladder Cancer

• What is a cystoscopy and does it hurt?A cystoscopy is a look inside your bladder with a thin camera passed through the urethra.