SMG Yonsei Hospital Achieves 2,000 Urology Procedures and Surgeries

SMG Yonsei Hospital announced on the 23rd that it has achieved 2,000 cases of urology procedures and surgeries.

The urology department at SMG Yonsei Hospital has performed 2,000 cases of urinary stone removal surgeries, 200 cases of prostate enlargement surgeries, and over 200 cases of urologic cancer surgeries.

Urology specialist Dr. Oh Jung-hyun performing a procedure. [Image provided by SMG Yonsei Hospital]

Oh Jeong-hyun, head of the urology department, said, “I believe this achievement is the result of the continuous efforts of all urology staff to prevent and treat urologic diseases,” adding, “We will continue to do our best as the primary urologists for residents of Gyeongnam Province, beyond Changwon.”

Meanwhile, in September, SMG Yonsei Hospital successfully performed flexible endoscopic kidney stone removal surgery on a super-aged patient aged 100 and radical cystectomy with urinary diversion surgery on an elderly bladder cancer patient.

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