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Laparoendoscopic Single Site (LESS) Surgery

Laparoendoscopic Single Site (or LESS) Surgery is a novel surgical approach allowing for removal of diseased organs through a small, single skin incision. This is in sharp contrast to more invasive surgical treatments such as traditional open surgery or multi-incision laparoscopic surgery (Figure 1). Often this single incision can be…

Laparoscopic and Robotic Partial Nephrectomy

For patients diagnosed with a small (i.e., < 4 cm) kidney tumor (Figure 1), laparoscopic and robotic partial nephrectomy provides patients with a safe and minimally invasive technique for removal of the tumor, while preserving the remainder of the healthy kidney.

Reconstructive Female Urology

We also specialize in surgery to repair complex rectourinary fistulae that can occur as a result of surgery or radiation therapy to the pelvis and can also offer construction of neobladders or continent catheterizable bladders. Our Surgeon M. Louis Moy, MD Associate Professor Residency Program…

Urethral Strictures

Urethral stricture disease is the most common indication for urethral surgery and we use several techniques to repair strictures including, urethral dilation, urethrotomy with steroid injection, urethroplasty, and perineal urethrostomy.

Urologic Oncology

Committed to Advanced Patient Care The University of Florida Urologic Oncology Program at UF Health was established in 2007 to provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary care for patients with urologic cancers. The primary mission of the program is to streamline access both for patients and referring physicians to UF cancer specialists…

Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy

For patients diagnosed with a large (i.e., > 4 cm) kidney tumor (Figure 1), laparoscopic radical nephrectomy provides patients with a safe and minimally invasive technique for complete removal of the affected kidney and tumor. Figure 1. Examples of CT scans demonstrating large kidney tumors removed by laparoscopic radical…

Robotic Nerve-Sparing Radical Prostatectomy

For patients with clinically localized prostate cancer, nerve-sparing robotic prostatectomy provides patients with a safe and minimally invasive technique for removal of the prostate gland, while preserving as much of the surrounding nerve structures responsible for penile erections. This minimally invasive approach has the advantage of smaller incisions,…

Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction

Ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJ obstruction) is a congenital abnormality in which the ureter is obstructed or kinked near its insertion into the renal pelvis. UPJ obstruction is the most frequently diagnosed cause of urinary obstruction in children and is commonly diagnosed…

Pediatric Stone Disease

Urinary stones occur commonly in adults, but can occur in children as well.  In children, stone formation is more likely to be associated with an underlying metabolic abnormality or an anatomic abnormality of the urinary tract. The diagnosis of stones in children is usually…

Vesicoureteral Reflux

Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is a congenital anomaly in which the urine refluxes backwards from the bladder up into the kidneys. This condition is related to an abnormal valve mechanism being present at the insertion site of the ureter into the bladder. In most cases,…

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