The method can be used either to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia or to treat prostate cancer. As a result we have the fastest operating time without a hospital stay and of course a very fast recovery.
How is a dual laser different?
“Compared to other types of lasers, it is better absorbed by the prostate tissue and very fast, significantly reducing the time of surgery but also allows the transdermal needle application in the perineal area (ie between the testicles and the anus) without having to enter through through the urethra. This means that it can be applied only with local anesthesia “, points out Mr. Nikolaos Mertziotis, Surgeon, Urologist – Andrologist, Doctor of the University of Athens, Postgraduate at the UCL of Great Britain, Director of Urology, Clinical Urology and Metropolitan Surgery.
Frequency, difficulty urinating, intermittent urination, the feeling that the bladder is not completely empty and the need to run to the toilet are some of the symptoms that are common to the two main diseases of the prostate, namely benign hyperplasia and malignant tumor of the prostate. These symptoms mainly affect men aged 45 and over.
The laser fiber destroys the prostatic hyperplastic tissue, while in the following days the destruction continues through a normal process called coagulation necrosis so that even more prostate tissue dies, allowing better urination.
With this method men manage to maintain their ejaculation at rates higher than 90% and can have children. So, it is aimed mainly at younger men who have not yet had children without, of course, excluding older ages.
Serious complications are absent, while it is worth noting that surgery for benign hyperplasia has no effect on erectile function.
Focal laser treatment (laser)
Prostate cancer is the second most common malignancy in men in Europe. “In the last 25 years since the PSA screening was introduced, more and more men are being diagnosed with early non-aggressive low-risk prostate cancer. It is estimated that only nine in a thousand men will end up with this condition.
Thus, many patients with localized prostate cancer will be taken to the operating room for radical removal of the organ, many times without needing it, with the inevitable consequences of incontinence and sexual dysfunction “, concludes Mr. Mertziotis.
Writes:
Mr. Nikolaos Mertziotis, Surgeon, Urologist – Andrologist, Doctor of the University of Athens,
Postgraduate at the UCL of Great Britain, Director of the Urology Clinic, Reconstructive and Surgical Andrology of the Metropolitan General
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