Neuro-Urology

With its ability to address all urinary issues and its provision of a wide spectrum of medical treatment options, Florence Nightingale Hospital Neuro-Urology and Functional Urology Center represents a model approach in the field.

The Center offers patients a range of methods only recently to Turkey and the region, not only in the field of diagnostics, but also at the treatment stage, including bladder botulinum toxin (botox) applications, bio feedback techniques, every kind of bladder suspension procedure, artificial sphincter interventions, prostate and urethra surgery, and peripheral nerve stimulation.

Nearly two thirds of women encounter urinary problems at some time between puberty and old age, while such problems start appearing in about half of men after the age of 45. Amongst these complaints are urinary incontinence, frequent urination and burning, difficulty in urination, sporadic and drop by drop urination, the sudden need to urinate, waking up at night needing to urinate, inability to urinate due to neurological disease, and a lack of urinary control while coughing and sneezing. Treatments for these symptoms vary greatly depending on the underlying cause. Neuro-Urology is a sub-branch of Urology that examines these underlying causes and delivers treatments accordingly.

Urinary disorder is not only a health problem but a major social and psychological issue; correct diagnostic and treatment approaches increase individuals’ social adaptation and the quality of life of their carers, as well as facilitating the correction of the disorder.

Which patient groups are served by the Neuro-Urology Center?

All types of urinary incontinence patients

Women with “sagging bladder”

Patients with urinary and kidney problems related to congenital spinal cord disability

Patients with urinary problems related to herniated discs, lumbar tumors and curvatures (scoliosis)

Stroke patients

Patients with bladder function-related kidney disease (reflux, neurogenic bladder-related hydronephrosis)

Prostate disease patients and those who need to decide on surgery for urinary complaints

Patients with urinary retention or incontinence following urinary tract surgery

Urge Incontinence” patients (those suffering from the involuntary loss of urine occurring for no apparent reason while experiencing a sudden need or urge to urinate)

Patients with urination difficulties due to a lack of any urge to urinate

Patients at the diagnostic and treatment stages of Parkinsons, Alzheimers, multiple sclerosis and similar diseases

Patients with chronic pelvic pain / interstitial cystitis

What are the capacities of our Neuro-Urology Center?

DIAGNOSTICS

Urological examination and assessment tests

Uroflowmetry (a computerized system to measure urine flow rate)

Ultrasonic measurement of bladder urine waste

Stress and Q-type tests

Urodynamics

Pressure-flow studies

Pelvic floor EMG

Flexible cystoscopy

All types of biochemical, hormonal and microbiological examinations

Bladder and prostate biopsies

TREATMENT

Organizing medical treatment

Bio-feedback

Bladder and pelvic muscle exercises

Bladder botulinum toxin applications

Posterior tibial nerve stimulation systems (peripheral neuro-stimulation)

Sacral nerve stimulator placement

All types of prostatic surgery

TUR-prostatectomy (transurethral (urinary tract) endoscopic operations)

Open prostatectomy

Vaporization surgery (plasma kinetics and laser)

Urethral stricture surgery

Sagging bladder corrective surgery

Artificial sphincter operations

Bladder neck bulking agent injections

Intracavitary treatments

Pelvic floor exercise treatments