Bringing Urology Care Home

 

There is a widespread need for urology care in southern West Virginia. That’s why Boone Memorial Health is bringing urology care home. We have the capability to diagnose and provide patients with surgical and non-surgical treatment for a wide range of urologic disorders close to where they live.

 

Urology care is an important specialty that focuses on diseases of the male and female urinary tract, such as the bladder, kidneys, ureter, and urethra. Urology care also focuses on conditions involving the male reproductive system.

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Conditions that the BMH urology team, led by Ryan Fitzwater, MD, can diagnose and manage the treatment of include:

• Bladder cancer

• Blood in the urine (hematuria)

• Enlarged prostate

• Erectile dysfunction

• Hydrocele

• Kidney stones

• Male infertility

• Prostate cancer

• Renal cancer

• Urinary incontinence in men and women

• Urinary tract infections (UTI)

• More

 

Boone Memorial Health’s diagnostic testing and outpatient surgical capabilities for urologic disorders include:

• CT scans

• Cystoscopy

• Hematuria workups

• Lab testing

• Laser lithotripsy

• Prostate needle biopsies

• Prostate volume studies

• Rezum™ water therapy coming soon  (Leave this off for now)

• Ultrasound

• Vasectomy

• More

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