Kidney
Dr Norbert Doeuk has expertise across a broad spectrum of kidney conditions and surgical procedures.
Conditions
Kidney Stones
Kidney stones (also called renal calculi, nephrolithiasis or urolithiasis) are hard deposits made of minerals and salts that form inside your kidneys.
Kidney Cancer
Kidney cancer is cancer that begins in the kidneys. Your kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, each about the size of your fist.
PUJ Obstruction
A ureteral obstruction is a blockage in one or both of the tubes (ureters) that carry urine from your kidneys to your bladder.
Surgical Procedures
Robotic Kidney Surgery
Surgery is the main treatment for most kidney cancers and often it can cure the cancer entirely.
Radical Nephrectomy
A radical nephrectomy is a type of inpatient surgery where your entire kidney is removed, as well as the fat surrounding it, and sometimes the adrenal gland and lymph nodes.
Partial Nephrectomy
In a partial nephrectomy, also called kidney-sparing (nephron-sparing) surgery, the surgeon removes diseased tissue from a kidney and leaves healthy tissue in place.
Pyeloplasty
Pyeloplasty is the surgical reconstruction of the renal pelvis (a part of the kidney) to drain and decompress the kidney.
Nephroureterectomy
Nephroureterectomy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure to remove a patient's renal pelvis, kidney, ureter, and bladder cuff.
Kidney Stone Surgery
A ureteroscopy is a procedure to examine in the inside of your urinary tract. The urinary tract your urethra, bladder, ureters, and kidneys.
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