GP Information

Dr Elmes offers a wide range of Urological Services for your patients:

Prostate Cancer Robotic surgery – offering the advanced Robotic erectile nerve/pelvic floor spare surgery
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) – minimally invasive enlarged prostate surgery
- UroLift (internal stitches)
- Rezum (Prostate Steam)
- HoLEP (Laser Enucleation)
Kidney Cancer
- Robotic Parital Nephrectomy, Robotic Radical Nephrectomy
Kidney stones - High powered laser dusting
Penile Prosthesis Post Robotic Prostatectomy Rehabilitation

PSA Testing policy

- 50-70 y.o men

- Prostate blood test (PSA) + Prostate exam (DRE) annually

- 40-50 y.o men

- Prostate blood test (PSA) + Prostate exam (DRE) single test

- If positive family history (prostate or breast) OR

- If PSA > 0.6 (median)

Then annual testing should continue otherwise commence at 50yo.

Fortunately with the advent of the Prostate Specific Antigen or PSA blood test, these days 9 out of 10 men diagnosed with prostate cancer will have it confined to their prostate gland. Prostate cancer contained within the prostate gland only, is curable.

PSA testing should begin at age 40 to allow men to be stratified into a high risk or low risk group. The risk of prostate cancer increases as the PSA result increases:

PSA value Risk of Cancer

<2.0 12%

2.1-4.0 24%

4.1-10.0 40%

Please provide your patient with a GP referral for their appointment. Results Dr Elmes would like prior to your patients appointment include:

MSU
PSA
Relevant CT scans for kidney stones
Ultrasounds for enlarged prostate
Full blood count
Previous Urology history
Any other reports relevant for your patients concerns

Dr Elmes operates at the John Flynn Private Hospital, Pindara Private Hospital and the Tweed Valley Hospital. For any urgent patient appointments do not hesitate to contact our rooms directly.

Dr Elmes offers a wide range of Urological Services for your patients:

PSA Testing policy​

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Please provide your patient with a GP referral for their appointment. Results Dr Elmes would like prior to your patients appointment include:

MSU

PSA

Relevant CT scans for kidney stones

Ultrasounds for enlarged prostate

Full blood count

Previous Urology history

Any other reports relevant for your patients concerns

Dr Elmes operates at the John Flynn Private Hospital, Pindara Private Hospital and the Tweed Valley Hospital. For any urgent patient appointments do not hesitate to contact our rooms directly. ​

PSA Testing policy

Dr Elmes operates at the John Flynn Private Hospital, Pindara Private Hospital and the Tweed Valley Hospital. For any urgent patient appointments do not hesitate to contact our rooms directly.