Urology
Starting from
$3,000
Up to $15,000 depending on centre
Typical duration
8–18 days
Including pre-operative work-up
Partner hospitals
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Highly specialized reconstructive urological surgery — including urethroplasty, bladder reconstruction, and pyeloplasty — restores normal urinary function for patients with strictures, trauma injuries, or congenital obstructions. Expert centers in India and Turkey offer these complex procedures at a fraction of Western costs with outstanding surgical volumes.
Your case is matched to a centre on the basis of clinical outcome data, not marketing. We coordinate every step — from pre-operative work-up to post-treatment follow-up — with a dedicated care coordinator.
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Treatment approaches
Standard Approach
Standard Pyeloplasty (Open/Laparoscopic)
8–18 days
Robotic-Assisted Option
Robotic-Assisted Pyeloplasty
7–16 days
| Standard | Robotic-Assisted | |
|---|---|---|
| Procedure | Standard Pyeloplasty (Open/Laparoscopic) | Robotic-Assisted Pyeloplasty |
| Technology | Conventional surgical instruments | Robotic-assisted surgical system with surgeon oversight |
| Availability | Hospital-dependent | Selected hospitals with robotic capability |
| Specialist | Procedure specialist | Specialist with relevant robotic experience |
| Clinical suitability | Case-dependent | Case-dependent |
| Tariff | $3,000–$15,000 | $5,000–$18,000 |
| Duration | 8–18 days | 7–16 days |
Why can robotic-assisted procedures cost more?
Robotic-assisted procedures rely on additional technology and equipment beyond the standard operating platform and clinical team. This additional technology component is generally not included in standard case pricing.
Is robotic-assisted surgery always recommended?
No. Robotic-assisted surgery is not appropriate for every procedure or patient. Availability and suitability are determined by the treating specialist, based on your imaging, clinical condition, and the treating hospital's capabilities.
Average coordinated costs across our partner centres. Final pricing depends on clinical complexity and chosen hospital.
| Country | Avg. cost | vs. cheapest |
|---|---|---|
🇮🇳 India New Delhi · Chennai · Bengaluru · Hyderabad · Mumbai · Kochi | $4,000 | —chevron_right |
🇹🇷 Turkey Istanbul | $8,000 | +100%chevron_right |
Costs are indicative estimates and vary by procedure specifics, hospital, and clinical complexity. Request a personalised estimate for your specific case.
This treatment category covers several different operations with different levels of invasiveness, recovery times, and costs. The country averages above blend all of them together — use the breakdown below for a more realistic, procedure-specific estimate.
A narrowed or scarred segment of the urethra is repaired — typically with a graft of buccal (cheek) mucosa or a local tissue flap, or by removing the segment and rejoining the healthy ends — to restore a normal urinary channel in patients with strictures from injury, infection, or prior instrumentation.
Typical recovery · 4–6 weeks
Usually a same-day or 1-night hospital stay; a urethral catheter stays in for 2–4 weeks to let the repair heal before it is removed and urine flow is checked. Most patients resume light activity within 3–4 weeks and are substantially recovered by 6 weeks, though strenuous activity and cycling are generally avoided for longer.
India
$2,500–$6,500
Turkey
$4,000–$9,000
Thailand
Estimate pending verification — ask your care coordinator for a current quote
A segment of bowel is used to enlarge a small, stiff, or overactive bladder (augmentation cystoplasty), most often for neurogenic bladder, severe interstitial cystitis, or bladder exstrophy, restoring adequate capacity and protecting the kidneys from high pressure.
Typical recovery · 6–12 weeks
Hospital stay typically runs 5–10 nights, including several days of bowel rest while normal gut function returns. Most patients return to light activity within 6 weeks and to normal daily life by around 12 weeks; many need to learn intermittent self-catheterization, and lifelong follow-up is recommended to monitor kidney function and the bowel segment.
India
$4,000–$9,000
Turkey
Estimate pending verification — ask your care coordinator for a current quote
Thailand
Estimate pending verification — ask your care coordinator for a current quote
The narrowed junction between the kidney and ureter (UPJ obstruction) is surgically widened and reconnected — usually laparoscopically — to relieve blockage and prevent progressive kidney damage from a backed-up, swollen kidney (hydronephrosis).
Typical recovery · 2–4 weeks
Hospital stay is typically 1–2 nights with the minimally invasive approach. A temporary internal ureteric stent is left in place for about 4 weeks and removed via a quick outpatient cystoscopy; most patients resume light activity within 1–2 weeks and are fully recovered by around 4 weeks, with follow-up imaging to confirm the blockage has resolved.
India
$2,500–$6,000
Turkey
$4,500–$8,000
Thailand
Estimate pending verification — ask your care coordinator for a current quote
A damaged or strictured section of ureter is repaired or replaced — through direct reimplantation into the bladder, a Boari bladder flap, a psoas hitch, or, for long segments, a section of bowel — most often for strictures, trauma, or injury sustained during a prior pelvic surgery.
Typical recovery · 3–4 weeks
Hospital stay is typically 5–7 nights while drains and a bladder catheter are monitored. An internal ureteric stent generally stays in for 5–7 days and a bladder catheter for up to 10 days; most patients are back to light activity within 3–4 weeks, with follow-up imaging to confirm the repair is draining well.
India
$1,600–$4,100
Turkey
$2,500–$5,000
Thailand
Estimate pending verification — ask your care coordinator for a current quote
Cost ranges are indicative estimates for international patients and vary with implant choice, number of levels treated, surgeon, and hospital. Request a personalised quote for your specific case.
Clinical detail: AAOS OrthoInfo, Mayo Clinic Health System, Cleveland Clinic. Cost ranges cross-checked across multiple independent medical-tourism sources per country where marked; ranges flagged "pending verification" could not be independently confirmed at the time of writing.
Kochi, India
Amrita Hospital Kochi is a major teaching hospital in Kerala with extensive departments, advanced diagnostics and strong academic/research links. Established in 1998, it operates 1350 beds with 450 doctors across cardiology, oncology, haematology, neurology and orthopaedics, and holds NABH, NABL and ISO 9000:2015 accreditation, combining tertiary clinical care with medical education and research.
450+
Specialists
1,350+
Beds
Endoscopic urethrotomy (cutting the stricture with a scope) is a simple procedure but has a high recurrence rate — particularly for strictures longer than 1.5 cm or those that have already been treated once. Studies show recurrence rates of 50–80% within 2 years for repeat urethrotomies. Urethroplasty — open surgical reconstruction using either the patient's own tissue or a buccal mucosal graft from the cheek — has long-term success rates of 85–95% and is the gold-standard for definitive treatment. If you have had two or more failed urethrotomies or have a long, dense stricture, your urologist will likely recommend urethroplasty. Our partner surgeons will review your urethrogram and history before you travel to confirm the optimal approach.
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