2 months ago
UNC Urology is proud to announce the launch of a new Focal Therapy Program offering patients with prostate cancer access to High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU), an innovative, minimally invasive treatment option designed to precisely target cancer while preserving healthy tissue and quality of life.
3 months ago
Urologic oncologist Mary Elizabeth Westerman, MD has introduced robotic intracorporeal urinary diversions to Chapel Hill, expanding advanced options for patients who require bladder removal (radical cystectomy).
9 months ago
Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy (RALP) is a minimally invasive surgery for men with prostate cancer. The procedure involves making a series of small holes in the abdomen through which robotic arms controlled by the surgeon are used to remove the prostate with a high degree of accuracy and precision. RALP is now the most common type of prostatectomy performed in the U.S.
1 year ago
Previously, it could take up to three months for patients with elevated PSA levels to see a urologist. But a new program being used in the UNC Department of Urology is helping to cut those wait times in half.
2 years ago
A newly launched “Quality Improvement” (Q.I.) initiative further enhances the patient experience by implementing a systematic yet dynamic means of identifying best practices and measuring outcomes in order to enhance all aspects of the Department’s three core activities; 1) Patient Care, 2) Research, and 3) Education of tomorrow’s leading urologists.
2 years ago
A multi-center Phase 3 clinical trial named “QUILT” is exploring a potential new treatment that involves administering BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) combined with an experimental drug known as N-803 (Nogapendekin alfa inbakicept), with the goal of providing a synergistic therapeutic effect to some Bladder Cancer patients.
2 years ago
When Dr. Hans Arora recently performed two particularly complex urologic surgeries simultaneously on a young patient, he utilized the most advanced techniques and robotic tools available. As a result, the child experienced far less discomfort than with a traditional “open” procedure, had several very small ½-inch scars vs. one large 12-inch scar the length of her abdomen, and went home in less than two days instead of spending five to seven days in the hospital.
2 years ago
Rezum is a minimally invasive, in-office procedure for men with mild to moderately enlarged prostates. It involves injecting hot water vapor (steam) directly into the part of the prostate that compresses the urethra. This heated vapor results in a shrinking of the enlarged tissue over a period of several weeks.
2 years ago
Urologists at UNC are at the forefront of performing a highly effective procedure called “transperineal biopsies” of the prostate, in which the biopsy needle enters through the patient’s perineum instead of the rectum. At UNC, traditional transrectal biopsies have a very low risk of serious infection.
2 years ago
We only need to make a single incision instead of multiple incisions, which typically translates into less post operative pain, and the patient being able to leave the hospital sooner,” says Dr. Bjurlin.
3 years ago
University urologists have extensive training and experience with fusion biopsies, having collectively completed over 1,000 procedures to date.
3 years ago
UNC is one of only a handful of centers in the Southeastern U.S. offering the advanced, minimally invasive, HoLEP procedure for BPH.
