Managing the complexities of diseases and disorders of the urinary tract is the specialty of Ramanadharao Pamulapati, MD, urologist and surgeon with the Coshocton Hospital Urology Clinic. Dr. Pamulapati and his staff recognize the discomfort or social challenges a urinary disorder can cause, and provide care and understanding at every stage of diagnosis and treatment for disorders or diseases of the kidneys, adrenal glands, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra and the male reproductive organs including the testes and prostate.
A visit to a urologist may be recommended by your family physician if you’re experiencing any of the following symptoms or problems:
- Hematuria – blood in urine
- Kidney Stones
- Hydronephrosis – swelling of kidney from back up of urine into kidney
- Incontinence of urine – inability to hold urine in bladder
- Urinary retention – unable to urinate and empty bladder
- Urinary frequency
- UTI – urinary tract infection
- Benign Prostate Hypertrophy (BPH) – enlarged prostate gland
- Elevated -Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) – blood test to check for prostate cancer
- Low testosterone
- Testicle pain
While some health issues may be able to be managed with medication, others may require surgery for diagnosis and/or treatment. As a surgeon, here are some of the procedures Dr. Pamulapati can provide:
- Cystoscopy – use of a scope to look inside the bladder for possible bladder tumor
- Cystoscopy with stent placement – passing of a small plastic tube from the kidney to the bladder for eliminating blockage from kidney stone
- Cystoscopy with biopsy of bladder wall – used to remove a bladder tumor
- Cystoscopy TUR Prostate – process of scraping away prostate gland to assist in male urination
- Cystoscopy with laser lithotripsy – use of a laser to break up the kidney stone
- External Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) – use of shock waves to break up kidney stones
- Vasectomy
- Ureteroscopic removal of calculus – uses scope to remove kidney stone that has passed into the bladder
- Prostate needle biopsy – this procedure is performed in our office to determine if cancer is present
If you have questions, please call our office at (740) 622-4142. Dr. Pamulapati can be seen by physician referral at his office located at 1523 Walnut St. in Coshocton.