Urology

Overview

The mission of the Ochsner Health System Department of Urology is to provide the most comprehensive urologic care possible, emphasizing the needs of the individual patient in a compassionate setting. We strive to deliver excellent urologic services through an integrated, multidisciplinary approach that combines clinical experience, education and research. We also aim to make significant contributions to the field of urology through ongoing clinical research and training of future urologic specialists. The Urology services at Ochsner are dedicated to providing state-of-the-art medical and surgical care in all aspects of urology including highly sophisticated technologies such as robotic assisted surgery, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy and laser therapies.

Our urological team provides comprehensive and specialized urologic medical and surgical care. High-quality and personalized urology care in the areas of adult and general urology, pediatric urology, urologic gynecology, and urological oncology, urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction, testicular cancer and surgical and non-surgical treatment of kidney stones.

Call 504-842-4083 to schedule an appointment in the New Orleans region and 985-875-2828 for the North Shore region. To schedule an appointment at the Center for Urologic Oncology, call 1-855-817-4247.

To contact Ochsner Urology Research Institute, call: 504-842-5833 or email: uri@ochsner.org.

Ochsner Urology services provide treatment options for numerous urological conditions:

Advanced Options for Prostate Cancer

Robotic radical prostatectomy

Advanced Options for Kidney (Renal) Cancer

Robotic partial nephrectomy

Sexual Dysfunction, Peyronie's Disease and Male Infertility

Male sexual dysfunction (including ED or impotence)
Penile prosthesis (penile implant) surgery, including ‘difficult’ and ‘redo’ Prosthetic surgery
Erectile dysfunction (impotence)
Peyronie’s disease (penile curvature)
Vasectomy
Hypogonadism/low testosterone
Androgen insufficiency
Male infertility
Vasectomy reversal
Microscopic varicocelectomy
Various minimally invasive techniques of sperm extraction
Assisted-reproductive technologies

Continent Urinary Diversion

Bladder cancer
Advanced robotics and reconstructive techniques
Bladder removal
Continent urinary diversion

Benign Prostate Disease

Benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH
Prostatitis
Minimally invasive surgery
Laser surgery
Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)

Stone Disease

Medical and surgical management
Lithotripsy-ESWL, ureteroscopy
Minimally invasive techniques
Laser surgical techniques
Metabolic evaluation for stone disease
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Female Pelvic Medicine and Voiding Dysfunction

Female urology
Urinary incontinence (male and female)
Overactive bladder
Voiding dysfunction –neurogenic bladder, dysfunctional voiding
Pelvic organ prolapse-cystocele, rectocele, vaginal vault prolapse, uterine prolapse
Specialized bladder studies-video-fluoro-urodynamic
Reconstruction surgery-ureter, bladder
Pelvic pain-pelvic floor dysfunction, interstitial cystitis
Specialized treatments-bladder botox injections, neuromodulation (interstim, percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation)
Male and female sling procedures
Artificial urinary sphincter in males
Bladder pacemakers (interstim therapy).
Continent urinary diversion
Robotic assisted laparoscopic abdominal sacral colpopexy
Augmentation cystoplasty

Urological Oncology

Prostate cancer, including robotic and laparoscopic radical nerve-sparing prostatectomy, brachytherapy (radioactive seed implants), external beam radiation therapy
Bladder cancer, including continent urinary diversion and laser ablation
Renal cell carcinoma, robotic and laparoscopic partial nephrectomy, cryoablation and tumors involving the vena cava
Testicular cancer with retroperitoneal node dissection
Adrenal tumors

Pediatric Urology