Urology

Policies

Botulinum toxin A injections into the bladder wall Circumcision Cystoscopy for uncomplicated lower urinary tract symptoms Gamete harvesting and storage (cryopreservation) Hydrocele correction (including hydrocelectomy, ligation of patent processus vaginalis and sclerotherapy) Kidney stones - surgical removal of kidney stones Mitomycin C bladder instillation following trans-urethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT) Needle biopsy of prostate in patients with suspected prostate cancer Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) for urinary incontinence Reversal of sterilisation (not routinely commissioned) Sacral nerve stimulation (neuromodulation) for idiopathic chronic urinary retention in men and women Surgical intervention for bladder outflow obstruction (BOO) Vasectomy

Pathways

Erectile dysfunction (impotence) Female urinary incontinence service Haematospermia (at any age) Lower urinary tract symptoms in men (LUTS) Management of raised PSA in suspected or diagnosed prostate cancer (following secondary care assessment) Management of suspected prostate cancer in primary care (before referral for secondary care assessment) Nocturnal enuresis Non-visible haematuria Recurrent UTI’s in women (non-pregnant) Urinary tract infections in children Uro-gynaecology (including urinary incontinence) Urological cancer Vasectomy services

Additional information

Semen analysis