Consultation and procedures available at UCT Private Academic Hospital and Christian Barnard Memorial Hospital.

Urology for Women

Dr Kaestner is a sub-specialist urogynaecologist and offers treatment for incontinence, prolapse and recurrent urinary tract infections. She is a referral centre for complex urogenital fistulae, urethral diverticulae, and urethral reconstruction following anti-incontinence tape/mesh erosion. She is a DaVinci accredited robotic prolapse (sacrocolpopexy) and vesicovaginal fistula repair surgeon.

Kidney stones

Dr Kaestner has vast experience in the management of complex renal stones and has a special interest in the minimally invasive management of large kidney stones and stones on retained DJ stents. She offers metabolic investigation and recurrence prevention in recurrent renal stone formers.

Reconstructive urology

Besides her experience in female urethral reconstruction and fistula repair, she is also experienced in urethral stricture repair (men and women), ureteral stricture repair, and bladder augmentation. She has extensive experience in the management of post-tuberculosis ureteric strictures and contracted bladder.

Kidney surgery

Dr Kaestner is a DaVinci accredited kidney surgeon and experienced laparoscopic surgeon. She offers robotic partial nephrectomy, laparoscopic pyeloplasty, laparoscopic nephrectomy, laparoscopic buccal mucosal graft ureteroplasty for ureteric strictures and laparoscopic removal of large ureteric and kidney stones.

General urology

Dr Kaestner attends to general urological ailments such as incontinence, voiding problems, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), erectile problems, blood in the urine, and urinary tract infections. The practice also offers Rezum water vapour therapy for benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH).