One of the challenges of prostate cancer surgery is removing the cancer-affected gland without side effects. The procedure is estimated to cause long-term sexual dysfunction in half of men. Now, new ...
Imperial College London investigators compared focal therapy with prostate removal surgery for men with prostate cancer that ...
A state-of-the-art laser prostate reduction operation is now being successfully delivered in the county as a day case procedure. HOLEP, or Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate, is a minimally ...
The holmium laser prostate (HoLEP) surgery is a minimally invasive procedure that treats a condition known as benign prostatic hyperplasia. Although it’s usually considered safe for most people, it ...
Prostate cancers are either low-grade, low-risk forms that may be monitored but otherwise untreated, or they’re serious enough to require surgery and radiation. Monitoring can cause patients anxiety.
Using a high-pressure water jet to operate on an enlarged prostate can better preserve the ability to ejaculate, compared with standard laser surgery, finds research. The technique has similar ...