The method involves the excess tissue of the prostate gland using water vapor. The procedure takes only 15 minutes and after 2-3 months, a significant effect occurs. So far, the operation is performed under the spine or general anesthesia, but in the future, it can do this under local anesthesia based on standing treatment.
According to experts, technology is not suitable for all patients, but it has advantages. It does not require long -term hospitalization – a person goes home with a catheter on the same day and then removed. This reduces the load and treatment costs on hospitals.
The first operations according to the resource method were already carried out in Arkhangelsk. The main urologist of the region Maxim said that every 11th man in Russia is facing this problem and that technology is relevant.
Source: Ferra
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