Urology

Samaritan’s Urology Center offers comprehensive care for urological diseases and conditions that affect the prostate, genitals and urinary tract. We work in close communication with your primary care physician and other specialists to design a comprehensive, personalized treatment plan that’s right for you.

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What conditions do you treat?

We treat:

Cancers of the genito-urinary tract (prostate, kidney, bladder, testis, penis, adrenal)
Benign prostate enlargement and related problems
Kidney and other urinary stones
Erectile dysfunction (impotence)
Peyronie’s disease (penile curvature)
Female sexual dysfunction
Male infertility and sterilization
Voiding disorder (frequency, urgency, poor flow, urinary retention, etc.)
Urinary leakage (incontinence) and bladder control issues (male and female)
Overactive Bladder
Hematuria
Prostatitis
Varicocele
Hydrocele
PSA assessment

What in-office procedures do you provide?

Vasectomy
Cyst/lesion removal
Cystoscopy
Urodynamics
Uroflowmetry
Bladder scan
Dilation of the urethra
Prostate ultrasound and biopsy
Intracavernosal penile injection therapy
Implantation of testosterone pellets (Testopel)
Removal of genital growths (laser)
Intravesical immunotherapy or chemotherapy (for bladder cancer)
Injection or implantation of LHRH analogs (for prostate cancer)
MRI/US fusion targeted prostate biopsies with Uronav-Invivo technology
Xiaflex injection for Peyronie’s disease

What surgical procedures do you provide?

Cancer surgeries:

Robotic Radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer
Open Radical cystectomy with urinary diversion for bladder cancer
Robotic Radical and partial nephrectomy for kidney cancer
Robotic Radical nephroureterectomy for upper urinary tract cancer
Open Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testis cancer
Open Groin lymph node dissection for penile cancer
Radical Orchiectomy for testicular cancer
Partial or radical adrenalectomy for adrenal tumors
Transurethral resection of bladder tumors for bladder cancer

Robotic reconstructive surgeries:

Pyeloplasty for ureteral pelvic junction obstruction
Ureteroureterostomy or ureteral reimplantation for ureteral strictures
Vesicovaginal fistula repair
Bladder diverticulectomy

Kidney Stone Surgeries:

Ureteroscopy (ureteral endoscopy) with laser lithotripsy and basket extraction
Extracorporeal shockwave lithotrispy (ESWL)
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL)
Ureteral stent placement

Transurethral surgery for prostate enlargement:

Bipolar transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
Bipolar button transurethral electrovaporization of the prostate

Additional surgeries:

Botox injections for urinary incontinence

Circumcision

Ureteroscopy or uretero-pyeloscopy for tumors and other abnormalities of the upper urinary tract

Placement of ureteral stents, conventional and metallic stents (to unblock urinary passages)

Penile procedures (curvature problems, penile prostheses, correction of urethral opening)

Female genital prolapse surgery

Male anti-incontinence surgeries

Female anti-incontinence surgeries

Vasectomy

Groin and scrotal surgery (including tumors & cysts in testes/scrotum)

What should I bring to my appointment?

Before you go, please be sure to gather the following:

Your driver’s license or other photo ID with a current address. If the photo ID does not have a current address, please bring a current utility bill or other correspondence that includes this information.
Your current health insurance cards
A referral from your primary care physician
Co-pays
Any imaging (radiology) studies related to the reason for your visit
A list of written medications
A list of questions or concerns you have

Silverio Spaziani has lived in Watertown for his whole life, so it’s safe to say he likes to keep it local. Even still, when he needed serious urology care, the thought of leaving the area crossed his mind — that is, until he met Dr. Kevin Chandler at the Samaritan Urology office.
“Dr. Chandler is a hell of a nice man,” Mr. Spaziani says. High praise from a retired UPS driver, who has met a lot of people throughout his decades in the North Country. Mr. Spaziani was referred to Dr.
Chandler by his primary care doctor, who, according to him, said, “I would send my dad to Dr. Chandler.” High praise again, this time from a fellow local physician.
Since being referred, Mr. Spaziani’s journey has been challenging, but it has given him peace of mind. He first had a ureter mass removed by robotic surgery at Samaritan, and then began treatment for a
developing bladder cancer. Thankfully, all of the care and procedures he has needed are available within the Samaritan Health System.
“The robotic surgery was much better than I thought it would be,” Mr. Spaziani said. “A few small holes and an easy recovery for me, it was great. Dr. Chandler explained everything to me so I understood. Everything he said would happen, did, and everything he said would help, has. They even took my calls after hours, as I had questions after surgery.”
“It was a pleasure meeting and taking care of Mr. Spaziani,” Dr. Chandler said. “With the advanced surgical technology we have available here at Samaritan, we were able to minimize his pain and recovery time, letting him quickly get back to living life.”