Green Light Laser Surgery

Photoselective vaporization of the prostate pvp a laser is used to melt away vaporize excess prostate tissue and enlarge the urinary channel.

Green light laser surgery.

It is performed under anesthesia by placing a telescope into the urethra up to the level of. Lasers use concentrated light to generate precise and intense heat. During laser pvp surgery a tube with an imaging system cystoscope is inserted into the penis. The green light laser technique uses high powered energy beams delivered through a thin laser fiber which safely and precisely vaporizes surface tissue at the enlarged prostate which had blocked the normal flow of urine.

The high pulsed laser removes the tissue causing the blockage and coagulates blood vessels minimising bleeding. The green light laser is a surgical prostate removal tool used by. Green light laser surgery also called prostate laser surgery is used to vaporize prostate tissue that blocks urine from exiting the bladder. Laser pvp surgery is a minimally invasive treatment for an enlarged prostate.

Green light laser surgery for prostate is one of the newest minimally invasive treatment options for benign prostatic hyperplasia. The procedure uses a laser to perform photoselective vaporization of the prostate pvp. Greenlight laser treatment is a therapy that evaporates prostatic tissue which is blocking the outlet of the bladder. Following procedure is followed in green light laser surgery.

Prostate enlargement technically called benign prostatic hyperplasia bph or benign prostatic hypertrophy is the main cause of frequent urination in men. Clinical studies have shown that greenlight laser therapy provides comparable symptom relief to the traditional surgery turp with fewer complications 1 how is greenlight different than turp i e surgery. The green light laser beam is used to vaporize the obstructing inner part of the prostate gland itself that is causing the urinary symptoms that are reducing the quality of life of the patient. The doctor then passes the thin laser fiber through the passage called urethra into the prostate using cytoscope cytoscope is a camera that allows doctor to examine bladder and prostate and delivers bursts of energy.

There are several different types of prostate laser surgery including. Greenlight laser surgery benign prostatic hyperplasia 4 hami lton health sciences 2013 pd 8225 01 2015 dpc ted greenlightlasersurgery th doc dt january 5 2015 activity ask your surgeon about any activities you would like to do. The greenlight laser is used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia bph commonly known as enlargement of the prostate. The patient is first given general or spinal anesthesia.

Enlarged prostate surgery or turp has been the traditional form of treatment. Transurethral resection of the prostate.