Laser surgery for prostate is done to
relieve the moderate to severe pain caused by enlarged prostate, also known as
benign prostate hyperplasia. During this surgery, the surgeon inserts a scope
from the tip of the penis to the tube that carries urine from the bladder. This
bladder or urethra is surrounded by prostate. The enlargement of prostate
restricts the urine supply. The scope is used to pass a laser to the prostate.
This laser removes the enlarged prostate by evaporating the tissue that is
blocking the urethra and causes restrictions in the passage of urine.
The light of the laser is intense and
concentrated which leads to dissolution of the enlarged tissue. The dissolution
is done by two methods. One is ablation and other is enucleation. In ablation method, the laser melts away the
excess tissue. And in enucleation method, the laser cuts the excess tissue.
There are different types of prostate
surgery involving laser. The photo selective vaporization surgery, the laser is
used to melt the excess part of the prostate. In the holmium laser ablation, a
different laser is used to melt the excess part of the tissue. In the holmium laser enucleation, the job of the
laser is to cut the enlarged part of the prostate. An instrument called
morcellator is used to cut the enlarged tissue for easy disposal later. The
surgeon will select the particular laser after considering the size of the prostate,
health of the patient and facilities available in the hospital.
Need
for prostate laser surgery --
Laser surgery for prostate Urologist
for Laser Prostate Surgery is done to reduce or eliminate the
urinary symptoms causes by the benign prostate enlargement. These symptoms can
range from frequent need for urinate, slow urination, increases urination at night,
staring difficulty in urination, urinary tract infection and difficulty to
empty the bladder. The laser surgery also helps a patient to prevent
complications that arise due to blockage of urine. These complications may
cause damage to kidney, bladder, bladder stones or recurring blood in the
urine. The laser surgery also cures the inability of the patient to pass urine
and control urine at night.
More and more patients these days prefer
Urology
consultant in Delhi laser prostate surgery as it is considered the
safest. The recovery time is less and after surgery complications are almost
zero. The patient does not have to stay in hospital for long. The surgery is
done on outpatient basis. The cases of bleeding in this surgery are low, which
makes it perfect for patient, who has bleeding disorders.
