Comprehensive urology care for your health and comfort.
Our Urologist treats urinary tract disorders and disease in men, women, and children. Diseases and disorders that affect the urinary tract can disrupt your life and hold you back from doing what you love. Our Urology team at Windom Area Health Specialty Clinics are here to help.
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Diseases and Disorders of the Urinary Tract
The urinary tract encompasses kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra. Diseases and disorders that can affect these include:
- Cancers
- Prostate enlargement & inflammation
- Erectile dysfunction
- Cystitis (Painful bladder)
- Kidney diseases
- Kidney stones
- Overactive bladder
- Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
- Urinary incontinence
Procedures Offered
The Urology team at Windom Area Health offers a variety of procedures to address each patient's needs. These procedures include:
A cystoscopy is simply a look inside the bladder and urethra using a very thin tube with a camera on the end, called a cystoscope.
A urologist performs a cystoscopy to understand why someone is having urinary symptoms, such as:
- Blood in the urine
- Frequent urinary infections
- Painful urination
- Trouble with bladder control
- Checking for bladder stones, tumors, or inflammation
It can also be used to monitor bladder conditions.
The whole process usually takes 5–15 minutes.
A circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin, which is the fold of skin that covers the tip of the penis.
In a medical setting, circumcision may be performed to address:
- Phimosis — when the foreskin is too tight to retract
- Recurrent infections — such as repeated balanitis or UTIs
- Painful or difficult urination caused by foreskin problems
- Certain skin conditions affecting the foreskin
It can also be done for cultural or religious reasons, but medically it’s typically done for comfort or preventing ongoing issues.
A lithotripsy is a treatment that breaks kidney stones into tiny pieces so they can pass out of the body more easily.
Urologists use lithotripsy when a kidney stone is:
- Too big to pass on its own
- Causing pain
- Blocking urine flow
- Leading to infection
It helps avoid more invasive surgery.
A PSA test is a simple blood test that measures the level of prostate‑specific antigen (PSA) in your bloodstream. PSA is a protein made by the prostate gland.
PSA testing helps check for:
- Prostate cancer
- Enlarged prostate (BPH)
- Prostate inflammation or infection
It’s often part of routine screening for men, especially as they get older.
A urinalysis is a test that examines a sample of your urine to check how well your urinary system is working.
A urinalysis helps identify problems in the kidneys, bladder, urethra, or prostate (indirectly).
It’s commonly used to look for:
- Urinary tract infections (UTIs)
- Blood in the urine
- Kidney disease
- Kidney stones
- Signs of inflammation
- Protein or sugar in the urine
A vasectomy is a simple procedure that prevents pregnancy by blocking sperm from leaving the body. It’s one of the most common procedures urologists perform.
A vasectomy doesn’t affect hormones, sex drive, or the ability to have erections. It only stops sperm from mixing with semen, so ejaculation still happens normally—just without sperm.