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Dr. Ioannis N. Theodorakis

Preventive Control - What I need to know

The man should be screened annually from the age of 45. Men with prostate cancer in 1^st or 2^nd degree relatives should be screened annually from the age of 30.

PSA (PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN) - WHAT I NEED TO KNOW

Prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, is a protein produced by the prostate gland that is present in the male’s blood. PSA levels rise when there is a benign enlargement of the prostate, or an infection of the prostate, also known as prostatitis, or prostate cancer.

LITHIASIS OF THE URINARY SYSTEM. CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT.

The frequency of urolithiasis has been increasing in recent decades. The incidence of nephrolithiasis is estimated at about 2-4% of the population.

10 REASONS WHY THE PROSTATE CONCERNS ALL MEN

The opinion that prostate screening concerns only older men is proving outdated. In addition to its basic function, the prostate affects both the reproductive process and the enjoyment of love-making.

KIDNEY CANCER (MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF THE KIDNEY - GRAVIC)

In kidney tumors, a distinction is made between tumors of the renal pelvis and the kidney tissue itself. Renal pelvis tumors are commonly called urothelial carcinoma and are similar to bladder cancer.

DIVERSION OF URINE AFTER SURGICAL REMOVAL OF THE BLADDER

In various forms of a bladder tumor it may be necessary to surgically remove the bladder. At this point we will explain the most commonly used forms of urinary diversion.

EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY (ESWL)

Extracorporeal lithotripsy is based on the use of high frequency shock waves generated by electrical discharge or by the use of a metal membrane which is vibrated by an electromagnetic field.

CYSTOSCOPY

Bladder stones can now be removed transurethrally. Because the common cause of bladder lithiasis is the obstructive syndrome due to benign prostatic hyperplasia, transurethral prostatectomy is performed at the same time.

URETERONEPHROSCOPY

Since the mid-1980s, Ureteronephroscopy became the golden method of removing ureter stones wherever they are. Semi-flexible or flexible ureteroscopes 3.5mm in diameter are used.

PERCUTANEOUS LITHOTRIPSY (PNL)

The method can be applied to almost all patients with particular advantages in children and obese patients. It can also be used in combination with ESWL (sandwich method) so that stones of any size can be removed without open surgery and with minimal injury to the kidney and the patient.