Urology

The Urolithiasis Unit is responsible for the study and treatment of renal calculi, better known as kidney stones. Not only does it apply all conventional surgical techniques, endoscopic techniques, state-of-the-art lasers and extracorporeal lithotripsy (ESWL), but it also features a Lithiasis Laboratory that analyses and performs customised studies of the different types of kidney stones.

The main benefits of our work at the Urolithiasis Unit  are as follows:

• Maintain appropriate kidney function by preventing the formation of kidney stones through crystallographic and crystalluria studies together with metabolic studies
• Removal of urinary calculi using the most advanced endourological techniques
• Relieving the pain caused by urolithiasis is our basic aim

Head of the Lithiasis Laboratory: Dr. Silvia Gracia García

Radiologist specialising in Extracorporeal Lithotripsy: Dr. Diana Bonnin Sánchez

The Functional Urology, Female Urology and Urodynamics Unit carries out the diagnosis and medical/surgical treatment of urinary incontinence, neuro-urological and functional disorders (including pain and obstruction) in both men and women.

It deals with issues related to the functioning of the urinary system, except for tumours and kidney stones, whether neurological or non-neurological, acquired or congenital, as well as female urological conditions.

Fundació Puigvert's Oncological Urology Unit carries out the diagnosis and treatment of tumour pathologies affecting the kidney, adrenal gland, urinary tract, bladder, urethra, prostate, testicle and penis using the most advanced and minimally invasive diagnostic and surgical techniques, such as 3D 4K laparoscopic surgery and robotic surgery.

Thanks to the incorporation of state-of-the-art robots, Intuitive's Da Vinci X and Medtronic's HUGO, our patients can benefit from a reduced hospital stay and fewer surgical complications, as well as less postoperative pain and better cosmetic results.

In the last 10 years, the Uro-Oncology Unit has performed around 1,800 radical prostatectomies in order to remove a tumour.

The Paediatric Urology Unit focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of urological conditions in children and adolescents (NNA), as well as on congenital genitourinary malformations or urological tumours in childhood.

Due to its experience and supra-specialisation, Fundació Puigvert joined eUROGEN, the main European network in this field, in 2022.

Moreover, it is a National Health System Benchmark Unit (CSUR) for the Exstrophy-Epispadias Complex. This condition is a complex and rare congenital anomaly involving the musculoskeletal, urinary, reproductive and intestinal tract systems, resulting in urinary, sexual and reproductive disorders.

The Reconstructive and General Urology Unit applies cutting-edge laser technology for the treatment of benign urological diseases, such as surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) or urethral reconstructive surgery. It is responsible for correcting urinary tract obstruction and ensuring proper urine conduction, thus preserving kidney function.

As part of the European reference network eUROGEN, we follow up cases of complex urethral reconstructions. It is currently in the process of being accredited as a National Health System Benchmark Unit (CSUR) in complex adult urethral reconstructive surgery in Spain.