Overview
We work closely with our colleagues in the
Medical Oncology,
Radiation Oncology and
Radiology departments to provide holistic multi-disciplinary care for our cancer patients.
These include regular multi-disciplinary tumour board and uro-radiology case discussions for our patients.
In addition, we offer both open and minimally-invasive surgical options for all urological cancers. We were the first to perform radical perineal prostatectomy in Singapore in 1996 and also performed the first laparoscopic radical nephrectomy in the country in 2002 and the first laparoscopic radical prostatectomy in 2003. We launched our robotic surgery programme in 2010 and had completed 100 successful robotic surgeries by 2012. Today, our robotic radical prostatectomy and partial nephrectomy programmes are well established. We are also a referral centre for retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for men with testicular cancer. Finally, we regularly collaborate with our General Surgery colleagues to perform complex pelvic oncology surgeries.
In terms of state-of-the-art cancer diagnostics, we were the first in the region to provide magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-fusion transrectal ultrasound-guided transperineal prostate biopsy for the diagnosis of prostate cancer. As part of our well-rounded care for cancer patients, we formed the TTSH Prostate Cancer Support Group in August 2011. This popular support group meets regularly and includes participants from other restructured hospitals in Singapore.