Dr. Enrique Pérez-Castro, a specialist in Urology, warns of the need to go to the urologist and have regular check-ups after the age of 50. Although it is true that tests for the early diagnosis of prostate cancer are advancing by leaps and bounds, they are not enough to slow down the evolution of the … Read more
Circumcision is a surgical treatment that solves problems of phimosis (impossibility of preputial retraction), repeated balanitis or discomfort with sex due to a narrow foreskin and/or short frenulum. It is not a sexual mutilation, but the excision of the foreskin that covers the glans penis without affecting in any way the sensitivity or erectile capacity … Read more
Why have prostate surgery with a Holmium laser? The prostate is a gland that is used to form semen and over the years it grows in size and causes pathologies in 3 ways: Prostate cancer; it is the most frequent cancer in men. Benign prostatic hyperplasia, which is the benign growth and is not related … Read more
The Holmium laser is a very useful tool in Urology to make incisions in the narrow parts that can be formed for various reasons in the organs of the Excretory and Urinary System: urethra, ureter, pelvic-urethral junction and renal collecting system. Advantages of the Holmium laser The Holmium laser has three main advantages: It has … Read more
The prostate laser is a new technology that has been developed in recent years to prevent bleeding in benign prostatic hyperplasia procedures. The laser aims to eliminate the obstruction of urination in a minimally invasive way and with minimal recovery times. From the age of 50 onwards it is important for men to attend annual … Read more
Prostate vaporization with XPS Green Laser (GreenLight) is a safe technique with minimal bleeding, few complications and immediate results. The green laser is a technique with several applications, and one of them is precisely the performance of a photovaporization of the prostate, that is, the surgery responsible for removing the adenoma (benign prostate tissue) that … Read more
The da Vinci System is the latest and most recent evolution in minimally invasive surgery. Equipped with high-definition 3D vision, it enables the surgeon to perform complex procedures using a minimally invasive approach. As Dr. Gonzalo Sanz Pérez, urologist and currently medical director of the Marbella Premium Clinic, explains, the main advantage of this system … Read more
The da Vinci robot is the most advanced surgical system for minimally invasive radical prostatectomy. In our practice at Clínica Premium we have incorporated the latest technology, the Da Vinci robot, the most advanced surgical system that currently exists for the most complex surgical procedures. Due to its extreme versatility, this tool allows us to … Read more
Dr. Ramos Roncero, specialist in Urology, explains what Urodynamics or a urodynamic study consists of. He also explains the main applications of the test. What are urodynamic explorations? Urodynamic examinations study the functioning of the bladder and sphincters, both during the filling phase of the bladder and during the emptying phase, i.e. during urination. Is … Read more
Kidney stones are a collection of crystals that concentrate in the kidney and grow. The main symptom is severe pain in the kidney. Treatment will depend on the size, shape and location of the kidney stone. What is a kidney stone? A kidney stone is an accumulation of crystals that are concentrated in the kidney … Read more