Can Kidney Stones Be Treated Without Open Surgery?
Open surgery for kidney stones is no longer the default option it once was. Laser and scope based techniques now clear the majority of stones without any incision. Only a small proportion of complex or unusually large stones still require the traditional approach. For...
What Causes a Testicular Lump, and Is It Always Cancer?
A testicular lump is not always cancer. Most cases turn out to be benign, caused by cysts, hydroceles, varicoceles, or infections. Only a small share are actually malignant. Still, the only way to tell one from another is a physical exam and an ultrasound, not a guess...
Can Fertility Be Preserved After Testicular Cancer?
Fertility can often be preserved after testicular cancer, but only if certain steps happen before treatment starts. Sperm banking is the option doctors rely on most, and it can usually be arranged within days of diagnosis, sometimes faster. Losing one testicle...
Bladder Cancer Spread to Lymph Nodes
When bladder cancer spreads to nearby lymph nodes, the disease shifts from localised to regional, and treatment intensity has to match. Around 25 percent of muscle-invasive bladder cancer patients have lymph node involvement at diagnosis. Outcomes depend on the number...
5 Warning Signs of Bladder Cancer
Most people don’t think about their bladder until something goes wrong. When bladder cancer develops, cells in the bladder lining begin growing in ways they shouldn’t, and the body usually sends signals well before the disease advances. Those signals most...MEDICALLY
REVIEWED BY
Dr. Rahul Pradhan
MBBS, MS – General Surgery,
MCh – Urology, FMAS,
Fellowship in Uro-Oncology
& Robotic Surgery
Urologist, Uro-Oncologist
& Robotic Surgeon