Adult circumcision
Adult circumcision — understanding the procedure, preparing for it, and recovering afterwards.
Recovery pathway also available
The portfolio
Procedures on Patient Compass
Each procedure below is a complete, accessibility-first pathway — the same approved clinical information your team already uses, delivered to patients at their own pace. The catalogue is split the way the surgical journey is: before surgery in Polaris, and through recovery in The Compass. Many procedures have both.
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Polaris — a pre-operative pathway: phased progress, and the named clinician sign-off shown to the patient.
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The Compass — one card per recovery day: what’s normal today, why, and exactly when to call.
Before surgery · Polaris
Pre-operative pathways 17 procedures
Understanding the operation, the options and every material risk — paced, in standard and easy-read, with the named clinician’s sign-off shown to the patient.
Urology
Prepucioplasty & frenuloplasty
Foreskin-preserving alternatives to circumcision — the pre-operative and recovery pathway.
Recovery pathway also available
Hydrocelectomy
Surgical repair of a hydrocele — full pre-operative and recovery pathway.
Recovery pathway also available
Flexible cystoscopy
A camera examination of the bladder under local anaesthetic — what to expect, before and after.
Recovery pathway also available
Rigid cystoscopy (diagnostic)
A diagnostic bladder examination under anaesthetic — the pre-op and recovery pathway.
Recovery pathway also available
Rigid cystoscopy with biopsy
A bladder examination with tissue sampling under anaesthetic — before and after.
Recovery pathway also available
Transperineal prostate biopsy
Sampling the prostate through the skin — preparing for the appointment, and the days that follow.
Recovery pathway also available
Testicular prosthesis
Insertion of a testicular implant — the pre-operative preparation pathway.
Transurethral resection of a bladder tumour (TURBT)
Removal of a bladder tumour through the urethra — preparing for it, and the days after.
Recovery pathway also available
Vasectomy
Vasectomy — deciding, preparing, and the recovery paced day by day afterwards.
Recovery pathway also available
Epididymal cyst removal
Removal of an epididymal cyst — understanding the operation, and recovering from it.
Recovery pathway also available
Optical urethrotomy
Treatment for a narrowing of the urethra — understanding it, preparing, and the catheter afterwards.
Ureteric stent (JJ stent)
Having a ureteric stent placed — why it is needed, living with it, and how it comes out.
Andrology & fertility
Microsurgical varicocele correction
Subinguinal microsurgical correction of a varicocele — the full pre-operative and recovery pathway.
Recovery pathway also available
Surgical sperm retrieval
Surgical retrieval of sperm for fertility treatment — the pre-operative preparation pathway.
Orchidopexy (fixing a testis in position)
An operation to hold a testis in the right position — understanding it, and preparing for the day.
Gender-affirming surgery
Top surgery (masculinising chest surgery)
Masculinising chest surgery / gender-affirming mastectomy — understanding the techniques and preparing for surgery.
After surgery · The Compass
Recovery pathways 15 procedures
Each post-operative day has its own guide: what is normal today, what to do, and exactly when to seek help — paced along the patient’s own surgery date.
Urology
Adult circumcision
Adult circumcision — understanding the procedure, preparing for it, and recovering afterwards.
Pre-operative pathway also available
Prepucioplasty & frenuloplasty
Foreskin-preserving alternatives to circumcision — the pre-operative and recovery pathway.
Pre-operative pathway also available
Hydrocelectomy
Surgical repair of a hydrocele — full pre-operative and recovery pathway.
Pre-operative pathway also available
Flexible cystoscopy
A camera examination of the bladder under local anaesthetic — what to expect, before and after.
Pre-operative pathway also available
Rigid cystoscopy (diagnostic)
A diagnostic bladder examination under anaesthetic — the pre-op and recovery pathway.
Pre-operative pathway also available
Rigid cystoscopy with biopsy
A bladder examination with tissue sampling under anaesthetic — before and after.
Pre-operative pathway also available
Transperineal prostate biopsy
Sampling the prostate through the skin — preparing for the appointment, and the days that follow.
Pre-operative pathway also available
Transurethral resection of a bladder tumour (TURBT)
Removal of a bladder tumour through the urethra — preparing for it, and the days after.
Pre-operative pathway also available
Vasectomy
Vasectomy — deciding, preparing, and the recovery paced day by day afterwards.
Pre-operative pathway also available
Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
Recovering from a TURP — plain-English guidance through the weeks after surgery.
Epididymal cyst removal
Removal of an epididymal cyst — understanding the operation, and recovering from it.
Pre-operative pathway also available
Shockwave treatment for kidney stones (ESWL)
Recovering after shockwave treatment for a kidney stone — paced day by day.
Andrology & fertility
Microsurgical varicocele correction
Subinguinal microsurgical correction of a varicocele — the full pre-operative and recovery pathway.
Pre-operative pathway also available
Penile implant (penile prosthesis)
Recovering after a penile implant — wound care, activity and the return to normal life, day by day.
Micro-TESE (microsurgical sperm extraction)
Recovering after micro-TESE — what to expect in the days following the procedure.
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