Urinary Incontinence - Urologist, Robert J. Cornell, MD, PA

Services

Erectile Dysfunction
Post-Prostatectomy Incontinence
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
Prostate Cancer
Men's Health / Vasectomy
Urinary Incontinence / Overactive Bladder

Robert J. Cornell, MD

Dr. Cornell is a board-certified urologist practicing in downtown Houston, Texas. He completed his residency training at Baylor College of Medicine in the Scott Department of Urology and his general surgical training in the Michael E. DeBakey Department of General Surgery.

Vasectomy

Vasectomy represents the most definitive form of male contraception. This 10-15 minute procedure is usually completed in the office under local anesthesia without the need for a scalpel incision. This "no-scalpel" technique permits access to each vas deferens-the tube carrying sperm from the epididymis/testis to the urethra-through

Prosthetic Urology Specialist

Dr. Cornell is respected as one of the nation's foremost prosthetic urologists. He specializes in placing both the three-piece inflatable penile implant and artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) through a single scrotal incision in a single surgical procedure.

Post-Prostatectomy Incontinence

Post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence (PPI) is the involuntary leakage of urine following radical prostatectomy to treat prostate cancer. PPI represents a specific form of stress urinary incontinence where increased abdominal pressure from a cough, sneeze, or simple physical straining results in the leakage of urine

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)

BPH is not simply a case of too many prostate cells. Prostate growth involves hormones, occurs in different types of tissue (e.g. muscular, glandular), and affects each man differently. Dr. Cornell uses uses state-of-the-art techniques, including the Prostiva office prostate thermotherapy procedure and the saline electrovaporization transurethral resection (saline TURP)

Erectile Dysfuntion

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability to achieve or sustain an erection satisfactory for intercourse. Over half of men over the age of 40 and more than 75% of men over 75 have some form of ED. Nearly every one of these men can be successfully treated

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Urinary Incontinence / Overactive Bladder

Over 30 million people in the United States suffer from urinary incontinence or overactive bladder (OAB). This condition is far more prevalent in women than men. In the general population, age 15 to 64 years, 10-30% of women, versus 1.5% of men are affected. Those with OAB often experience urgency at inconvenient and unpredictable times and sometimes lose control before reaching a restroom. OAB, therefore, interferes with work, daily routine and intimacy, causes embarrassment, and can diminish self esteem and quality of life.

Solyx Sling

With (OAB), the bladder muscle contracts spastically, sometimes without known cause, resulting in elevated bladder pressure and the urgent need to urinate. Normal bladder function is restored when the bladder can relax and fill at low pressure to reasonable volumes before voluntarily contracting and emptying completely. Unexpected bladder emptying, or leakage, is defined as urinary incontinence. Of the several types of urinary incontinence, stress, urge, and mixed incontinence account for more than 90% of the cases.