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Information From Your Doctor

Your Wake Forest Baptist urologist may direct you to this page to find information about your condition, upcoming tests or after-procedure instructions for adults and children.

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ADULTS 

Conditions

 

• Interstitial Cystitis
  • Food Trigger List
  • Products to Ease Symptoms
• Kidney Stones
  • Dietary Info. for Prevention
  • Oxalate Content of Foods
• Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Discharge Instructions

• Artificial Urinary Sphincter
• Bladder Sling
• Foley Catheter
• Penile Prosthesis
• Percutaneous Stone Extraction  
• Prostate Surgery
  • Radical  
  • Suprapubic
  • Transurethral Resection
• Shock Wave Lithotripsy
• Transurethral Removal of Bladder Tumor/Polyp/Lesion or Bladder Biopsy
• Ureteroscopy  

Pre-procedure Instructions

• Prostate Biopsy
• TUNA/microwave

Special Information

• Fluid Management
• Low Fiber and Residue Restricted Diet
• Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises (Kegel)

Tests

• Bone Scan
• Cystoscopy
• Penile Blood Flow Study
• Prostate Biopsy
• Prostate Biopsy (ultrasound guided)
• Renogram
• Semen Analysis
• Transrectal Ultrasound-guided Prostate Biopsy

Urine Collection

• 24-hour Urine Collection
• 24-hour Urine Collection for Charcoal Test
• 24-hour Urine Specimen for Mail-In
• Two-day 24-hour Urine Collection
• Three-day 24-hour Urine Collection 

Questionnaires

• Incontinence Impact
  • Before Surgery
  • After Surgery
• Voiding Diary

CHILDREN

After-Procedure Instructions

 

• Chordee
• Circumcision
• Hernia and Hydrocele
• Hypospadias
• Inguinal Hernia Repair
• Meatotomy
• Orchiopexy
• Ureteral Stent

 

 

 

 

 

Other good sources of information are: the American Urological Association at www.urologyhealth.org and The International Children's Continence Society.