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Fee assured
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Verified account
- Not in Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Benign Prostate disorders
- General urology
- Urological oncology
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Ben Challacombe was appointed to Guy's and St Thomas' in 2010 following his fellowship in Australia. His areas of interest are benign and malignant prostate disease and minimally invasive surgery for the upper urological tract. He Chairs the Guy's & St Thomas Prostate and Kidney Cancer MDM Meetings.
Ben is the highest volume surgeon for robotic partial nephrectomy in the UK and also specialises in robotic radical prostatectomy, and robotic surgery for nephro-ureterectomy, pyeloplasty, adrenalectomy and nephrectomy, and Holmium laser prostatectomy (HoLEP). Ben has performed over 2000 robotic procedures (prostate and kidney) and 1200 HoLEPS.
He runs the robotic fellowship programme, is the clinical lead for robotics, and teaches robotics and HoLEP at the British and European Annual Urology meetings.
Ben is an Honorary Reader/Associate Professor and is involved in the academic and research programmes within the department. He has a Certificate in Education and is involved with both undergraduate and postgraduate urological teaching and is the Guy’s and St Thomas' surgical tutor for junior surgeons. He has over 240 published papers, and has edited 40 chapters and 4 books.
Areas of interest
Robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy; Robotic partial and radical nephrectomy; holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP); Trans-perineal prostate biopsy; robotic nephro-ureterectomy; robotic adrenalectomy; Robotic RPLND; laparoscopic nephrectomy; and dynamic prostate brachytherapy.
Medical secretaries
- Krissy Scott
- The Prostate Centre 18 Devonshire Street London W1G 7AQ
- 020 7935 9720
- 07526 167992
- 020 7935 9720
- MrChallacombePA@hcahealthcare.co.uk
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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20365
Follow-up out-patient consultation - remote - (>50)
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20355
Initial out-patient consultation - remote - (5-50)
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M6532
Holmium laser resection of prostate (HoLRP) (including cystoscopy) - (5-50)
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M4510
Diagnostic endoscopic examination of bladder (flexible cystoscopy) including any biopsy - (5-50)
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M0303
Robotic assisted partial nephrectomy - unilateral - (5-50)
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M6582
Transperineal template-guided biopsies of the prostate under image guidance - (5-50)
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M1090
Robotic assisted pyeloplasty - unilateral - (1-5)
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N0680
Orchidectomy and excision of spermatic cord (+/- insertion of prosthesis) - (1-5)
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M3000
Endoscopic examination of ureter (+/- cystoscopy and insertion/removal of stent) +/- retrograde pyelography - (1-5)
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M6583
Transperineal MRI - US fusion targeted prostate biopsy - (1-5)
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S0633
Excision of lesion of skin or subcutaneous tissue - up to three, Trunk & Limbs (excluding lipoma) - (1-5)
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N1100
Correction of hydrocele(s) - unilateral - (1-5)
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M7071
Transurethral water jet ablation for lower urinary tract symptoms caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia - (1-5)
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M3500
Partial cystectomy (including cystoscopy) - (1-5)