Dr. David M. Albala, M.D.
Urologist
4101 N Roxboro St Durham NC, 27704About
Dr. David Albala is a urologist practicing in Durham, NC. Dr. Albala specializes in diseases of the urinary tract and the male reproductive system. This includes areas of the bladder, urethra, kidneys, penis and prostate. Urology is a surgical specialty and requires knowledge in other areas of expertise such as gynecology and internal medicine due to the variety of clinical problems that are involved.
Education and Training
Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine 1983
Board Certification
UrologyAmerican Board of UrologyABU
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- How to approach the problematic ureteral stone.
- Splenosis as a cause of testicular pain: laparoscopic management.
- Incidence of urolithiasis in cystectomy patients after intestinal conduit or continent urinary diversion.
- Carcinosarcoma of the prostate.
- Use of epidermal growth factor and collagen synthesis inhibition as adjuvant to healing of ureteroureteral anastomosis.
- Grooved ureteral stent: preliminary evaluation.
- Re: Complications of retrograde balloon cautery endopyelotomy.
- Simple nephrectomy: transperitoneal approach.
- Newer techniques in intracorporeal tissue approximation: suturing, tissue adhesives, and microclips.
- Laparoscopic approach to adrenal carcinoma.
- Acute and long-term outcomes of radio frequency bladder neck suspension.
- Hand-assisted urological laparoscopy.
- Fibrin glue applications in urology.
- Retroperitoneal schwannoma mimicking an adrenal lesion.
Treatments
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (bph)
- Prostate Cancer
- Kidney Stones
- Enlarged Prostate
- Bladder Cancer
- Kidney Cancer
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