Kings Oak Hospital
Chase Farm North Side, The Ridgeway, Enfield, London, EN2 8SD DirectionsPhone
Opening hours
Mon - Sun: 9am - 9pm.
Car parking
Yes - 70 spaces
2 electric vehicle charging stations
Relief from urinary conditions
Our urology department prides itself on our professional yet friendly outlook for our patients. As a patient you will be able to book without waiting lists and will be given the time and personalised service you require to discuss your symptoms and concerns.
Our consultants will develop a treatment plan that addresses your specific needs whether your condition is best suited to non surgical or surgical management. Our urology team communicates efficiently with other departments and clinicians regarding diagnostic planning and treatments to allow our patients to access our full range of services in a timely manner.
We offer a full range of diagnostic tests for patients following an expert initial consultation and can offer a comprehensive range of medical, lifestyle and surgical treatment services for our patients as their situation dictates.
Urology encompasses a large range of conditions. These cover congenital conditions that children are born with. Examples include undescended testes and tight foreskins. Another category includes conditions which develop; Metabolic conditions such as kidney stones or urinary tract stones are examples.
Unfortunately, urology also deals with lots of cancers. As a medical specialty, urology deals with three of the top ten most common cancers in the UK. Prostate, bladder, and kidney cancer all tend to be more prevalent in the elderly population. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and as such is screened for across medicine but dealt with once diagnosed under the care of a consultant urologist.
Consultant urologists also offer expertise in the treatment of lifestyle issues such as urinary incontinence in men and women and erectile dysfunction in men as they get older. A further condition which is seen in increasing numbers is symptoms associated with prostate enlargement (Benign Prostate Hyperplasia). About sixty per cent of men in their seventies have it which can lead to certain bladder symptoms such as stream or flow issues when urinating. Often this condition is managed with the help of GPs with appropriate medication. However, a consultant urologist may be needed for initial diagnosis and management for an assessment to see whether a patient may require some sort of surgical procedure.
Due to the large range of conditions treated by consultant urologists and their teams, this specialty offers a similar range of treatments including education regarding lifestyle intervention where appropriate, medicines (pharmacology management) as well as some surgical procedures.
Depending on the clinical scenario and due to the anatomy being dealt with, consultant urologists often utilize technology in many of the procedures they offer. Keyhole surgery (termed a laparoscopy) and endoscopic surgery involves placing a tiny tube down the urethra (urinary tract) to access relevant anatomy. Depending on the surgery, robots are increasingly used to assist with the precision cutting required for complex surgeries. Studies have demonstrated robotic assisted procedures to increase surgical precision and cut overall surgery time benefitting the doctor and patient. Urological procedures will also use lasers to provide the energy for cutting procedures such as prostatectomies and nephrectomies
Due to the significant heterogeneity of symptoms and conditions a consultant urologist deal with, the foundation of an initial consultation will be to obtain a thorough history of the symptoms. This will include any previous medical history as well as onset of symptoms and duration and the location, quality and intensity of symptoms when they occur. Some patients may attend with established symptoms and diagnosis so any previous treatments are important information. Further diagnostics will be aimed at investigating each specific presentation, but common examples include:
Diagnostic tests are requested immediately following consultation and our consultant urology teamwork in a multidisciplinary manner with other hospital specialists including Kings Oak radiology consultants to deliver streamlined care.
Once a treatment pathway has been planned, we are able to offer a full range of endoscopic urology surgery including treatments for enlarged prostates, kidney stones, circumcisions, and scrotal lumps as well as cysts, and hydrocele (a swelling around the testicle). We also treat epididymal cysts as well as vasectomy and vasectomy reversals as patient’s wishes dictate.
Post procedure, Kings Oak urology patients are able to recover in their own private room with the help of our recovery and specialist nurses as they require.