
About the Department of Urology at Vivantes Humboldt Hospital Berlin
The Department of Urology at the Vivantes Humboldt Hospital offers the whole range of urological diagnostics and treatment. It specializes in surgical and conservative treatment of urological oncological diseases, urolithiasis and benign prostatic hyperplasia as well as urinary incontinence. Doctors of the department have an exceptional experience in open surgery, as well as minimally invasive and endoscopic surgical methods. The head of the department is Prof. Dr. med. Laura-Maria Krabbe.
The department is the center of robotic assisted surgery that uses DaVinci robot. Thanks to modern diagnostic and therapeutic methods, the most gentle and individual treatment is offered here. When conducting surgeries, minimally invasive methods with preservation of organs are preferred.
The range of services of the Department of Urology:
Kidneys:
- Robot-assisted and laparoscopic partial resection of the kidney
- Laparoscopic nephrectomy
- Open surgical partial resection of the kidney and nephrectomy
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Treatment of progressive and metastatic renal cell carcinoma
Bladder
- Transurethral resection of the bladder (also with the help of fluorescence)
- Radical cystectomy with fixation of the site of the ileum to create an artificial bladder (open and robotic intervention)
- Resection of the bladder (open and robotic)
- Chemotherapy
Prostate
- Nerve preserving prostatecticullectomy(open surgical and robotic)
- Laparoscopic lymphadenectomy
- Fusional biopsy of the prostate under the control of MRI or ultrasound
Penis and testicles
- Partial or total penectomy
- Invasive and pelvic lymphadenectomy
- Testicular Removal
- Retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy (open surgical and minimally invasive)
- Chemotherapy and radiation therapy for the treatment of tumors of the penis and testicles
Robotic assisted surgery
- Radical prostatectomy, renal pelvis, partial renal resection, ureter reimplantation, cystectomy, ureter replacement
Treatment of stones
- Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)
- Rigid and flexible ureterorenoscopy with laser lithotripsy
- CHNL and mini-CNL
Treatment of disorders of bladder emptying
- TURP
- Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate
- Internal urethrotomy
- Injection of botulinum toxin with a hyperactive bladder
- Bladder enlargement with wrinkling
Treatment of diseases of male genital organs
- Circumcision
- Hydrotherapy
- Schroeder-Essend operation
Reconstructive urology
- Laparoscopic pyeloplasty, laser endopyelotomy
- Implantation of a cavernous body prosthesis (AMS 700)
- Implantation of an artificial sphincter (AMS 800 or Zephyr)
- Urethroplasty using the oral mucosa
Curriculum vitae
Higher Education and Professional Career
- Medical studies, Faculty of Medicine, Westphalian Wilhelms University of Muenster.
- 2010 - 2015 Professional training in Adult and Pediatric Urology, University Hospital Muenster.
- 2013 Research Fellowship in Urology, University of Texas at Dallas, USA.
- 2015 Board certification in Urology.
- 2016 Habilitation in Urology.
- 2016 - 2018 Clinical Fellowship, University of Texas at Dallas, USA.
- 2018 - 2023 Senior Physician, Department of Adult and Pediatric Urology, University Hospital Muenster; Head of the Kidney Tumor Center within the Department of Adult and Pediatric Urology, University Hospital Muenster.
- Since July 2023 Head Physician, Department of Urology, Vivantes Humboldt Hospital Berlin.
Clinical Interests
- Surgical and conservative treatment of urological oncological diseases.
- Urinary tract reconstructive plastic surgery.
- Robotic DaVinci surgeries and open surgical procedures:
- Minimally invasive and open partial nephrectomy for kidney tumors
- Minimally invasive and open nephrectomy for kidney and upper urinary tract tumors
- Minimally invasive prostatectomy for prostate tumors
- Minimally invasive and open cystectomy for bladder tumors
- Minimally invasive pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction
- Minimally invasive and open ureteral reimplantation for ureteral stenosis
- Minimally invasive and open partial bladder resection/bladder diverticulum resection for bladder diverticula
Memberships in Professional Societies
- German Society of Urology (DGU).
- Berlin Urological Society (BUG).
- German Cancer Society (DKG).
- Urological Oncology Working Group (AUO).
- European Association of Urology (EAU).
Photo of the doctor: (c) Vivantes Netzwerk für Gesundheit GmbH