Department of Urology (333743)

About the department

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. Steffen Weikert.

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