Laser prostatectomy with the latest generation Green Light XPS
What is benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)?
- Benign prostatic hypertrophy is a benign increase in the size of the prostate gland. This is a very common condition, which occurs in men aged 50 and over.
What are the main symptoms of the disease?
The main symptoms that a man with prostate hypertrophy may suffer from are:
- Frequent urination, especially at night (nocturia)
- Weak urine flow
- Urgent need to urinate (urgency)
- Difficulty starting urination and delaying urination
- Inability to completely empty the bladder
- Feeling of pain or burning during urination
- Urgent incontinence as a result of retention (overfilling)
- Hematuria (blood and urine admixture)
What is the modern treatment?
- Prostatectomy with the Green Light Laser has been established in recent years both in Greece and worldwide, with absolute success. Compared to other techniques, it combines the best results with the fewest side effects.
What are the advantages of the new system?
The latest generation Green Light XPS Laser system available at the Athens Medical Center, is the most modern in laser prostatectomy.
The technology of the new system makes it possible to treat even very large prostates in the shortest possible surgical time.
In addition, the new system has advanced safety features that help to perform a virtually bloodless procedure, even in difficult cases, such as in high-risk surgical patients (under anticoagulant treatment, patients with pacemakers, as well as in the elderly with multiple health problems).
Finally, unlike other techniques that require catheterization and hospital stay, the patient leaves the same day or the next day without a urinary catheter.
The advantages of Green Light Laser XPS treatment are:
- Day hospital stay
- Short or no bladder catheterization
- Bleed-free and safe method
- Painless method
- Does not affect erectile function
- Rapid restoration of urination (within 24 hours)
- Immediate return to daily activities and work.
