The Department of Urology was established with the inception of Dubai Hospital in 1984. The vision of the Department of Urology is to provide state-of-the-art management of urological disorders to the community, unparalleled in the region, and the mission of the department is to ensure that such management is provided speedily and efficiently. Services

∙          Intravenous urography (IVU), micturating cystourethrogram (MCU)

∙          CT scans, including helical CT

∙          MRI

∙          Angiography

∙          Nuclear medicine investigations – DMSA, EC, cystograms, bone scans

∙          Urodynamics investigations are performed routinely

∙          Surgical treatment options. The department provides minimally invasive surgical (MIS) procedures including

∙          Ureteroscopy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy for urinary stones. These were introduced in 1985

∙          Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)

∙          Transurethral resection (TUR) for prostatic diseases and bladder tumours, using both the conventional electrical diathermy as well as the Holmium:YAG laser

∙          Laparoscopy was introduced in 2002 for nephrectomy and varicocelectomy and is being expanded to include procedures such as ureterolithotomy and pyeloplasty