Urethral stricture disease is defined as a narrowing of the urethra between its origination at the bladder and its outlet at the penis tip. Patients with urethral stricture disease commonly have difficulty urinating or a “weak stream.” Urethral...
Urinary incontinence can be a debilitating disease process that is defined as the inadvertent leakage of urine from bladder. The most common types of incontinence are stress incontinence, where leakage occurs with activity, coughing, sneezing, or...
A fistula is defined as an abnormal connection or passageway between two epithelial lined organs. Fistulas may be idiopathic, the result of a disease process, secondary to radiation, or may occur after a previous surgery. Fistulas may involve...
Injury to the genitalia is generally associated with major body trauma, but can also be an isolated event. Even management of superficial injuries to the penile skin and scrotum can be challenging, and reconstruction of entire organs even more so...
Prosthetics are used in Urology to treat stress urinary incontinence or to help patients regain erectile function that does not respond to medical management. Physicians at UCSF specialize in the placement of artificial urethral sphincters. This...
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Benjamin N. Breyer, MD, MAS, FACS
Dr. Breyer, Chair of the UCSF Department of Urology, is an internationally recognized expert in male genitourinary reconstruction, urogenital trauma and prostate cancer survivorship surgery. His clinical practice is based at UCSF-Parnassus Heights...
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Jack W. McAninch, MD, FACS
Dr. McAninch sees patients at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. He is recognized as a national and international leader in the field of genitourinary trauma and reconstructive surgery.
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Lindsay A. Hampson, MD, MAS
Dr. Hampson sees patients at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Parnassus and Mission Bay campuses for genitourinary reconstruction. She is also interested in redefining transitional urology care in order to improve the care of...
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Christi Butler, MD
Dr. Butler sees patients at Parnassus campus, specializing in Urologic Reconstruction. Her primary focus is gender affirming care and genital reconstruction including feminizing vaginoplasty and vulvoplasty and masculinizing metoidioplasty and...