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Department of Urology and Renal Transplant

KMC , Manipal
Health Sciences

Established in 1974, the Department of Biochemistry at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, is one of the oldest urology departments on the Konkan coast. The department focuses on disorders of the male and female urinary tract and the male reproductive system, including urinary stones, prostate conditions, urological malignancies, pediatric urology and renal transplantation. The M.Ch. Urology program, the first higher training program of its kind in Karnataka, began in 1977 and provides comprehensive training in endourology, reconstructive urology, transplant surgery, uro-oncology, female and functional urology, pediatric urology, and andrology.

Highlights

  • Offers hands-on exposure to open and laparoscopic procedures, including nephrectomy and partial nephrectomy.
  • Research areas include endourology, uro-oncology, andrology, urogynecology, neurourology, urological infections, and other aspects of urology.
  • Research is supported by advanced urological instruments, including nephroscopes, rigid, semirigid and flexible ureteroscopes, Ho laser, and a urodynamic study machine.
  • Postgraduate students are encouraged to undertake mentored research, contribute to scientific publications, and present their work at research conferences.

Services

Offered

Endourology and Diagnostic Urology

The department provides comprehensive endourological and diagnostic services using holmium laser, lithotripsy, fluoroscopy, ultrasonography, uroflowmetry, urodynamic studies, cystoscopy, ureteroscopy and prostatic biopsy. Advanced imaging support includes CT, MRI, PET-CT, bone scans and radionuclide studies for accurate evaluation of urological disorders.

Endourology and Diagnostic Urology