The new San Juan de Dios Hospital in Seville has made available to the Sevillians a free prostate exam consultation in November, the month in which the campaign for the early diagnosis of prostate cancer is celebrated.
The prostate unit is one of those making up the urological specialty of the new hospital, which is completed by three other units: laparoscopy, lithiasis and oncology. At the head of this specialty is the Dr. Jaime Bachiller, pioneer in the introduction of laparoscopic surgery for prostate cancer in western Andalusia and through a single port in Spain, and who works at Nervión hospital together with a strong team of three urology specialists: the doctors Alonso, Lama and Léanez. The expert underlines the need to make the male population aware of the importance of undergoing checks. “The female population is very aware of the importance of early detection of breast cancer. However, men find it more difficult to deal with the prevention of their prostate healthand it is essential that they make sure that, through these checks, we can detect prostate cancer at an early stage, so we will have a much better chance of intervening with a curative treatment that solves the problem”, explains Dr. Bachiller.
To receive this free monographic review in San Juan de Dios, those who are interested must request an appointment through the website of the new hospital. This recognition begins with a blood test with which the patient goes to the consultation, where ultrasound and uroflowmetry will be performed, an examination for which he will have to go with a full bladder. The prostate unit team will provide you with a immediate response in this single act of consultationthrough which the patient will be guided in case of detection of any anomaly.
In addition, patients with prostate cancer in this hospital receive personalized care, adapted to the different stages of their process, whether they are diagnosed in an early stage of the disease or in an advanced stage of it. “We wanted to set up specific units within our specialty to ensure that the patient will be accompanied and guided at all times, from the identification of the disease, through the treatment and the resulting effects, if they occur”, although Bachiller assures that these effects are less and less, with a very large resolution of the incontinence that previously affected these patients after treatment.
Free consultations include blood tests, ultrasound and uroflowmetry in one step
The urology coordinator explained that “in the new San Juan de Dios we also have the HT-Médica radiology service, a unit that has very advanced diagnostic techniques thanks to the Magnetic resonance at three tesla which allows for multiparameter studies, whole body MRI, and facilitates fusion biopsies of the prostate; or the multislice TAC, technologies that allow us to be very precise and accurate”.
Furthermore, the urology service includes latest generation lasers, an emerging technology in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and which guarantees a minimally invasive intervention. All this adds up to the team of specialists that make up the unit, with extensive experience in these pathologies. In Bachiller’s words, “the hands of the surgeon continue to be a key factor, because it is essential to have a high level of medical technology, but all this offers the best results when it is placed in the hands of reliable medical teams like ours”. Also, this hospital guarantees the patient a comprehensive approach to your disease with quality and warmththanks to the care model of the Hospitaller Order of San Juan de Dios, which places the patient at the center of everything and takes care of all the needs that arise in its context.
Prevention as an ally
Any man over the age of 45 should have his prostate checked regularly. “Just as we are used to taking our car to the workshop to check that everything is fine and to prevent future engine failures, men must get used to not waiting to detect a problem, but be proactive in our health care and check the health of our prostate,” explains the urology coordinator of the San Juan de Dios in Seville. Especially if there has been a history of this type of cancer in the family.
If you experience problems such as increased frequency when urinating, especially at night, a weak or interrupted urine stream, or difficulty emptying your bladder completely, you should consult a prostate health specialist. According to Jaime Bachiller, many patients associate these problems with age and they must not be related to aging, but to abnormal functioning of the prostate.
surgical excellence
The coordinator of urology at the San Juan de Dios hospital in Seville, Dr. Jaime Bachiller, is a surgeon who pioneered the introduction of laparoscopic surgery for prostate cancer in western Andalusia and through a single port in Spain. The single port laparoendoscopic surgery It represents an evolution of conventional laparoscopy, which uses multiple incisions, depending on the type of surgery. Bachiller is a point of reference in this specialty, as well as being a great expert in oncological and reconstructive laparoscopic surgery, advanced treatments for benign prostatic hyperplasia and lithiasis. He has received multiple awards for single-port laparoscopic prostate cancer surgery and research excellence.
