June 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
Many patients throughout Austin, Central Texas, and beyond choose Austin Urology Institute as their place for for the finest Urology care in the area. Why? For starters, we pride ourselves on the BEST staff around! Erika, Ruthie, and Sari are available to answer all your phone calls and questions…no computers or leaving messages. We have […]
May 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
Lately there has been a lot of great discussion in regards to PSA, prostate cancer, and the USPSTF comments. The best part of this discussion, is that it has engaged physicians, patients, politicians, and other interested parties in a healthy debate over how we diagnose, manage, and treat prostate cancer. As a member of the […]
May 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
One of the fastest growing parts of our practice has been the evaluation, treatment, and management of men with “Low T”, or low testosterone. Why? I believe that media reports, advertising, and the fact that more and more of us are wanting to stay alert, mentally engaged, energetic, sexually active, and in general “young” despite […]
May 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
Thanks to advanced imaging technologies, we are identifying tumors of the kidney earlier and earlier all the time. Whereas many doctors remove the entire kidney for a small tumor, advanced robotic surgery now allows us to remove just the part of the kidney with a malignancy, leaving the rest of the normal kidney behind. It […]
May 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
There has been a lot of controversy regarding PSA testing. I have been a long believer that there are two types of prostate cancer, one which is a indolent, or slow growing cancer that is more a “disease of natural aging”, and a second one, which is an aggressive cancer capable of causing an early […]
May 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
Click here for more information on our vasectomy services! Typically, a vasectomy is a short, 15-minute procedure that is usually performed on a Friday, or on select Saturdays in the office. Two small incisions the width of this line —- are all that are needed to perform the procedure, and going to work on Monday isn’t a […]
May 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
We continue to see exciting developments in the treatment of prostate cancer. Although DaVinci Robotic Prostatectomy and Radiation therapy continue to be mainstays of therapy, we continue to see improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate Cancer. Several recent articles came out just recently, see below for more information: The Wall Street Journal (5/17, Dooren, Loftus, […]
May 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
Patients have been undergoing surgery for kidney cancer, or renal cell cancer for a long time. New to the fight has been the utilization of robotics, for what we call nephron-sparing surgery. What is nephron-sparing surgery? Well, why remove the whole kidney, when only part of it has a malignancy in it? I describe it […]
May 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
There are many options for management of prostate cancer. This includes, but is not limited to, observation or active surveillance, radiation therapy (includes brachytherapy, external beam therapy, IMRT), cryotherapy, HIFU, surgery (robotic DaVinci or open), and proton therapy. I tell my patients when there are so many options, you know that there is no one […]
May 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
Read a great article about how there is increasing resistance to powerful antibiotics, mainly through over-use of medications for urinary tract infections. At the Austin Urology Institute, we use a thorough, extensive process looking at the kidneys, ureters, and bladder for sources of UTIs, such as blocked kidneys (UPJ obstruction), kidney stones, or tumors. After […]
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