Our Urology program at Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center (20 Patriot Place, Foxborough) provides diagnosis, treatment, and management for a wide spectrum of urologic conditions, including urologic cancers, benign urologic diseases, and urologic dysfunction. The following services are among the many urologic procedures that we offer at our Foxborough location:
- diagnostic cystoscopy (cysto) – endoscopic examination of the urethra
- retrograde pyelogram – imaging of the ureter and kidney
- transurethral resection of bladder tumor – surgical procedure used to diagnose bladder cancer or remove cancerous tissue
- cold knife urethrotomy – to treat narrowing of the urethra
- bladder stone removal
- fulguration – destroying bladder tumors with high-frequency electric current
- bladder biopsy
- ureteroscopy – endoscopic removal of kidney stones
- chemotherapy and formalin instillation (used to treat effects of chemo)
- laser lithotripsy – disintegrating kidney stones with a laser
- electrohydraulic lithotripsy (EHL) – pulverizing kidney stones through shock waves
- urethral or bladder neck contracture dilation
- circumcision
- suprapubic tube (catheter) change
- ureteral stent placement and removal
- prostate needle biopsy
- varicocelectomy – surgical correction of dilated veins in the spermatic cord
- hydrocelectomy – surgical procedure to relieve scrotal swelling
- vasectomy
- testicular biopsy
- orchiectomy – surgical removal of the testicle to diagnose or treat cancer
- SPARC™ procedures – minimally invasive treatment for incontinence in women
To make an appointment or to learn more about our Urology program in Foxborough, please call 1-866-378-9164.
