One day surgery in the treatment of benign prostatic enlargement with thulium laser: A single institution experiencedoi:10.4111/kju.2015.56.5.365LasersProstateProstatic hyperplasiaThuliumVarious articles have previously addressed the introduction of new surgical laser therapies for an enlarged prostate gland ...
Before treatment,BlueLaser™ 3T mpMRIis used to produce a very high resolution, 3-D prostate scan of the three prostate zones to identify the TZ tissue areas to be ablated, and plan the best approach to the target. A special case: enlarged median lobe of the prostate In most BPH case...
TURP is generally considered an option for men who have moderate to severe urinary problems that haven't responded to medication. While TURP has been considered themost effective treatment for an enlarged prostate, a number of other, minimally invasive procedures are becoming more effective. What ar...
prostatectomy. Because of its steep learning curve and the fact that hospitals don't make much money on the procedure, HoLEP has not caught on in a big way in the US. This is very unfortunate because in the right hands it is a very safe, quick and effective treatment for debilita...
SoracteLite for the treatment of BPH SoracteLitetreatment consists in the percutaneous insertion of optical fibres (one or two fibres per lobe, depending on the basal volume of the prostate gland) via transperineal access (Transperineal Laser Ablation TPLATM), and the delivery of laser energy for...
“gold standard” for surgical treatment of benign enlarged prostate glands is a technique called TURP: Transurethral Resection of the Prostate. In TURP procedures, an electric current is passed through working tips of various shapes, heating them to permit tissue to be selectively carved or charred...
We found that both laser techniques are safe and suitable for reducing symptoms due to an enlarged prostate. Blood loss and short-lasting urinary incontinence were slightly lower after thulium compared to holmium laser treatment.doi:10.1016/j.euf.2021.03.024Friedrich O. Hartung...