Urology
Urology care in Western North Carolina
If you experience a urologic issue, our caring doctors are here to help.
The urology specialists at Mission Health Physicians provide comprehensive care and listen to your concerns. They have expertise in leading-edge care methods for a variety of urologic conditions, including cancer, kidney stones, incontinence and erectile dysfunction.
Urologic conditions we treat
Our urology team is experienced treating a wide range of conditions of the male and female urinary tract, including:
- Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)
- Enlarged prostate
- Erectile disfunction (ED)
- Incontinence
- Kidney stones
- Male infertility
- Neurogenic bladder
- Overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome
- Pelvic floor disorders
- Pelvic organ prolapse
- Prostate cancer
- Prostatitis
- Testicular cancer
- Urinary tract infection (UTI)
- Urologic cancers
- Varicoceles
- Vascular malformations
Our urology treatments and services
We use a variety of diagnostic tests, noninvasive procedures and, when needed, surgical interventions tailored to address your specific needs.
Diagnosing urologic conditions
Our urologists use a variety of diagnostic tests to identify and understand your specific condition. These include:
- Blood tests
- Cystoscopy
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- MRI and ultrasound prostate biopsy
- Prostate cancer screening
- Ultrasound imaging
- Urinalysis
- Urodynamic testing
Noninvasive and minimally invasive urologic procedures
Therapies and interventions that do not involve surgery are generally your first options for treating urologic conditions. These include:
- Bladder injections
- Botulinum toxin (commonly known as “Botox”) injections
- Brachytherapy
- Chemotherapy
- Collagen injection
- Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
- Hormonal therapy
- Neuromodulation
- Pelvic physical therapy
- Posterior tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS)
- Prostate artery embolization (PAE)
- Radiation therapy
- Sacral nerve neuromodulation
- Hydrogel placement
- Ureteroscopy
- Urethral dilation
- Urethral implants
- Urodynamics to evaluate bladder function
- Varicocele embolization
Urologic surgery
If your condition requires it, your provider will discuss possible surgical options with you, including:
- Artificial sphincter implant
- Bladder suspension surgery
- Cystocele repair
- Kidney transplant
- Midurethral sling implantation
- Penile implant / penile prosthesis
- Percutaneous nephrolithotomy
- Prostate biopsy
- Prostatectomy
- Prostate lift
- Rectocele repair
- Robotic prostatectomy
- Sacrocolpopexy
- Sphincteroplasty
- Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
- Vasectomy
Erectile dysfunction
We discuss options available for men with erectile dysfunction. These treatments include medicines, techniques, devices and surgeries that can help you in achieving erections.