Laser is used to
relieve the benign to severe case of urinary symptoms associated
with prostate enlargement . During the process, the urologist
inserts a scope through the tip of the penis to the tube that is used
to carry the urine from the bladder . The bladder is surrounded by
the prostate . Then a laser is passed through the scope , that
shrinks or removes the tissue that is obstructing the flow of urine .
The job of the laser
is done by the intense heat that is generated by the concentrated of
the light .There are different type of laser surgeries . In
photoselective vaporization of the prostate , the laser is used to
vaporize the enlarged part of the prostate . In other laser surgery
called , holmium laser surgery , the different type of laser is used
but the process is same as that of photoelective vaporization .
In hominum laser
enucleation , the laser is used to cut the enlarged part of the
prostate that is blocking the flow of urine in urethra .An another
instrument is used to cut the prostate in small pieces that are
easily removed . This surgey involving the laser is an option for
patients who have the enlarged prostate .The selection of the
particular type of laser surgery will depend on the several factors
and consultation with
urology consultant in delhi will decide the exact
surgery that can be used for the patient .
The factors that
determine the use of the particular laser surgery are , age of the
patient , size of the prostate enlargment , health of the patient ,
type of laser equipment available at the hospital or clinic and the
experience of the urologist .The laser treatment of the prostate
helps the patient who is suffering from urinary symptoms such as
frequent need for urination , difficulty in starting urination ,
increased frequency at night , stopping and starting again during
urination , and for urinary tract infections .
The urologist
for Laser Prostate Surgery offers several advantages
over other forms of treatment for prostate enlargment . The laser use
involves less bleeding and can be the best option for patients who
take the medicine to thin the blood or have disorder that does not
allow blood clot formation . The laser surgery is done on out patient
basis and the patient can go home next day or within few hours of
the laser surgery .
