Urologic Surgical Associates of Delaware
News
We are pleased to announce our expanded office hours offering evening appointments on Tuesdays in addition to same day/next day appointments during 12-1pm. Please call us now for an appointment at (302) 571-8958 or by using our online appointment form.

USA Delaware is pleased to announce that Fran Schanne, MD, FACS has been voted a "2013 Top Doc" by the readers of Delaware Today.

We are proud to be the first urologists in Delaware to offer robotic surgery for prostate cancer, bladder cancer and kidney cancer using the da Vinci Surgical system.

Top Doctors
"Smooth Operators" article featuring Dr. Schanne!

Comcast NewsMakers
Featuring Dr. Schanne describing prostate cancer treatment using the da Vinci Surgical System.

News Archive

Prostate health and the Symptom Score Sheet
AUASS
American Urological Association Symptom Score Sheet
OVER THE PAST MONTH OR SO … (Circle the appropriate number):

[0] Almost Never
[1] Some of the time
[2] Less than half the time
[3] Half of the time
[4] More than half of the time
[5] Almost Never

  1. How often have you had a sensation of not emptying your bladder completely after you finished urinating?
    [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
  2. How often have you had to urinate again less than 2 hours after you finished urinating?
    [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
  3. How often have you found you stopped and started again several times when you urinated?
    [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
  4. How often have you found it difficult to postpone urination?
    [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
  5. How often have you had a weak stream?
    [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
  6. How often have you had to push or strain to begin urination?
    [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
  7. How MANY times did you typically get up at night to urinate from the time you went to bed until getting up?
    [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Bother Score = Sum of Questions 1 - 7

Quality of life due to urinary problems
If you were to spend the rest of your life with your urinary condition just the way it is now, how would you feel about it? Circle one

[ 1 ] Delighted
[ 2 ] Pleased
[ 3 ] Mostly Satisfied
[ 4 ] Mixed (about equally satisfied and dissatisfied)
[ 5 ] Mostly dissatisfied
[ 6 ] Unhappy
[ 7 ] Terrible