In the 2009 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals issue, Cedars-Sinai ranked among America's best in Urology.
A Premier Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery
The Minimally Invasive Urology Program is a unique resource for those with stones, tumors and other diseases of the urologic system, including the kidneys, bladder and prostate gland. We also correct defects of the urinary tract.
The Program is one of the premier centers in the world using minimally invasive surgical techniques to correct urinary and kidney problems. Compared to open surgery, minimally invasive surgery may require only a few small incisions or none at all. This means patients have less pain, faster recovery and fewer complications.
We are pleased to offer the following state-of-the-art services:
- Complex kidney and urinary tract stone management. When needed, soundwave treatment and/or lasers are combined with minimally invasive surgery.
- Endoscopic surgery. This minimally invasive approach repairs urinary tract defects. This includes removing tumors, while saving the organ and correcting a non-cancerous enlarged prostate.
- Laparoscopic urological surgery. This is a minimally invasive technique requiring only a few tiny incisions to treat cancerous and non-cancerous conditions of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate and adrenal glands.
- Minimally invasive removal of kidney for live-donor transplant.
