Most cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia never require surgery and can be treated with self-care practices and medication. However, in more extreme cases, surgery may be necessary. When looking into operative procedures to reduce the size of an enlarged prostate, there are a number of minimally invasive procedures available.
Prostatic Stents
Prostatic stents are permanent devices inserted into the urethra to maintain the patency of the lumen. The stents provide improved urine flow comparable to that achieved with TURP and can be put in place on an outpatient basis in many cases. They have been reported to cause irritation during urination.
Laser Prostatectomy
As advances in technology have become more common to use various types of laser wavelengths. Some results of prostate cancer, BPH and a high degree of acceptance for treatment, laser resection of prostate (deleted). Retropubic prostatectomy compared to traditional open surgery, laser surgery requires a short period of hospitalization and surgery in patients with retropubic prostatectomy. Even many patients can be admitted to a clinic.
There are four general techniques for the implementation of laser prostatectomy. This enuncleation transurethral laser, transurethral laser photoselective water vapor content of the prostate (PVP) include, non-contact optical laser ablation of the prostate (VLAP) and interstitial laser coagulation of the prostate (ILC). Each of these methods have their own advantages and disadvantages. Of the above, ILC is the least invasive and can at best be carried out on an outpatient basis. PVP is the only form of laser prostatectomy, the potential seems to keep the invasive as effective as transurethral resection of the prostate (TUR) procedures.
Transurethral (and rectum) hyperthermia
Transurethral thermal therapy using microwave energy to destroy prostate tissue. A probe is used to deliver microwave frequencies to the desired areas of the prostate, while the surroundings are cooled via catheter. This method offers the advantage of being able to be performed on an outpatient basis. Due to the minimally invasive type of procedure, it is safer than TURP, but has shown to be less effective.
Transurethral Electrovaporization
This procedure uses electric current to vaporize prostate tissue and coagulation. This process is effected in it, that no bleeding or fluid intake advantage. Studies show that there are approaches to TURP in efficacy and provide more security and fewer side effects. Transurethral electrovaporization usually requires a hospital stay of only one day.
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound
In this procedure, ultrasonic energy is introduced to heat transrectally prostate. Complications such as urinary retention and temporary bloody ejaculation has been reported after surgery. This form of BPH treatment is still being considered in the U.S.
Transurethral Needle Ablation (RF Therapy)
Transurethral needle ablation (tuna), the use of needles to introduce high-frequency radio waves to the prostate, prostate tissue thermal damage to the necessary parts. With the recent advances in techniques and procedures, Prostiva radiofrequency ablation seems to their ability to cope with the future effectiveness of the urethra, but also to improve security, reduce complications and hospitalization events. Prostiva RF therapy can be completed in the out-patient basis, in the office, set up in about an hour under local anesthesia, urology.