Laser prostatectomy with the latest generation Green Light XPS
What is benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)?
Benign prostatic hypertrophy is a benign enlargement of the prostate gland. It is a very common condition that occurs in men aged 50 and older.
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 (from overfilling)
- Hematuria (blood in urine)
What is the current treatment?
The 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 practically bloodless operation, even in difficult cases, such as in patients at high surgical risk (under anticoagulant treatment, patients with a pacemaker 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.
