Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the most common health problems that affects men as they age. The prostate is a small gland that helps form semen. It is located directly under the bladder, and its size often increases over time.
Today, multiple treatments for enlargement are available, such as medications, surgery, and other procedures to help alleviate the effects of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia often worsen slowly, but sometimes they stay the same or even improve over time. The size of the prostate does not always determine the severity of symptoms. Some people with simple enlargement of the prostate may develop severe symptoms. While others experience minor problems, some may have no symptoms at all.
Among the many treatments for benign prostatic hyperplasia, aquablation therapy, which is performed without a surgical incision, is the best of them. It uses a robotic arm with a camera that helps specialists direct it by broadcasting live images into the operating room. The robotic arm also carries a water jet to remove excess prostate tissue with extreme precision.
Dr. Ricardo Gonzalez, a urologist at Houston Methodist Hospital, believes that “acquablation treatment in particular is one of the best treatments for its accuracy and most effectiveness, as 95 percent of patients who receive this treatment will not need treatment again five years after their first operation, which makes it “The ideal choice as a permanent treatment for men suffering from benign prostatic hyperplasia.”
Dr. Ricardo Gonzalez, urologist at Houston Methodist Hospital
“Our ability to use the urethra as a natural opening without the need for a surgical incision to access the prostate gland means that the recovery period is much shorter compared to traditional surgeries,” Gonzalez says. Because we use image-guided robots equipped with a precise water jet that uses mild salt water that matches the body’s organic composition, we can remove excess and enlarged prostate tissue with optimal precision, without causing any harm to the surrounding normal gland tissue. Most importantly, the patient does not feel any severe pain during or after treatment.”
The treatment is done while the patient is under anesthesia in the operating room, and usually takes about 45 minutes, roughly half the time of a traditional prostatectomy. Because the treatment takes place in an operating room and includes the use of a urinary catheter, the patient must stay one night in the hospital for observation.
Gonzalez explains that many other surgical prostate treatments may destroy excess tissue using heat or harsh chemicals, both of which can damage the remaining tissue, potentially leading to the impotence that may appear after this type of operation. Dr. adds: Gonzalez: “Acupuncture treatment avoids these problems, as it removes excess tissue without affecting the patient’s ability to urinate or have sex.
The rate of inability to ejaculate after acupuncture treatment is only about 10 percent, while this rate ranges between 30 percent and 100 percent with other surgical methods to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia.”
Gonzalez explains that most patients often leave the next morning after the operation, and that most of the men he treated often return to their daily routine in less time than expected. Dr. recommends Gonzalez advised patients not to lift more than 4.5 kg in one hand during the first two weeks after the operation.
2023-11-14 17:43:48
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