Urology

Sanitary Registration C-27-000883

Javier Casas

Javier Houses

Urology

Urology

A graduate in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Zaragoza in 2005, he completed his Urology residency at the University Hospital of A Coruña (CHUAC) in 2012. Since then, he has practiced as a Urology specialist at the Lucus Augusti University Hospital (HULA), where he is a member of the clinical tumor board and the pelvic floor clinical board. He is a tutor for Urology residents and the principal investigator in clinical trials for prostate and bladder cancer, as well as benign prostatic hyperplasia and overactive bladder.

He furthered his training through a Fellowship in Laparoscopy with Dr. Renaud Bollens and the Belgian Laparoscopy and Robotics group in 2011. In addition, he completed residencies at Galdakao Hospital and Virgen Blanca Clinic in Bilbao and at the University Hospital of Pontevedra in 2012 focused on performing percutaneous surgery, endourology of the upper urinary tract, laparoscopy and robotic surgery. 

He has also participated in NGO programs with the Spanish-Guatemalan Surgical Brigade of Urology and received various research awards and grants from the Spanish and Galician societies of urology.

Services offered:

  • OncologyComprehensive care for all urological tumors (prostate, bladder, kidney, penis, testicle and adrenal cancer) from prevention, diagnosis and treatment in both localized and metastatic stages
  • liquid biopsy
  • Fusion biopsy
  • Flexible videocystoscopy
  • Laparoscopic surgery
  • Robotic surgery using the da Vinci robot
  • Pelvic Floor, Urinary Incontinence and Functional Urology: Care for patients with urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse (cystocele, rectocele, hysterocele and colpocele) and micturition disorders secondary to the prostate, bladder or pelvic floor muscles
  • Laser prostate surgery
  • Laparoscopic surgery
  • Robotic surgery using the da Vinci robot
  • Pudendal nerve assessment
  • Flowmetry 
  • Andrology: Care for patients with problems maintaining sexual relations due to erectile dysfunction, ejaculation disorders and infertility
  • Lithiasis: Care for patients with problems secondary to kidney, ureteral or bladder stones from diagnosis to treatment
  • Laser surgery for lithofragmentation