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Urologic Conditions & Our Treatments

Elevated PSA

• diagnosis and evaluation
• prostate biopsy

Prostate cancer

• evaluation
• active surveillance/watchful waiting
• brachytherapy
• HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound) Dr. Blumenthal is one of only select physicians in the DC Metropolitan/Baltimore region performing this treatment
• Gold Marker placement for radiation therapy
• medical management/hormone therapy

Prostatitis

• diagnosis and medical management

Male urinary symptoms/BPH

• medical/dietary/behavioral management
• Minimally invasive therapy (Prostiva (TUNA))
• Surgical therapy (Greenlight laser and Evolve laser, open surgical removal)
• medical/behavioral/dietary management for Men’s Health

Kidney stones

• evaluation within 24 hrs
• medical management for treatment and the prevention of stones
• ESWL (extracorporal shock wave lithotripsy) for non-invasive treatment of stones
• laser treatment of kidney and ureteral stones
• PCNL (percutaneous nephrolithotomy) for very large stones

Female incontinence and urinary symptoms

• behavioral management
• medical management
• physical therapy
• urethral slings
• cystocele repair
• Interstim procedures

Overactive bladder

• evaluation and medical management
• physical therapy
• Interstim surgical therapy
• vasectomy for male sterilization

Kidney cancer

• laparoscopy or open surgical treatment

Bladder cancer

• TURBT (transurethral resection of the bladder tumor)
• bladder instillation (BCG, MMC)

Sexual dysfunction/ED/impotence/premature ejaculation

• medical and surgical management

Male infertility

• evaluation and management
• varicocele repair
• microsurgical repair
• hydrocele surgical repair

Yrethral strictures

• cystoscopic and open surgical repair

Penile phimosis/uncircumcised

• circumcision

Bladder prolapse

• physical therapy
• minimally invasive surgical therapy
• surgical therapy

Interstitial cystitis

• evaluation and medical management 

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