Difficulty urinating, a frequent need to go to the bathroom and problems emptying your Lelafer: those are just some of the problems that live with an enlarged prostate can bring men.
Ask David Fleming, from East Belfast, who has been living with one for several years and was one of the approximately 1,000 men on a waiting list for bladder vapor surgery.
If not, a enlarged prostate can lead to more serious symptoms such as retention and acute urinary infections, so it is so important to reduce that waiting list.
Fortunately, a new treatment, or more specifically, a new robotic technology, offers hope that these men can be treated sooner rather than later.
Mr. Fleming himself was delighted to be one of the first to undergo an aquable therapy at the Ulter hospital.
The treatment, the first of his son on the island of Ireland, is a minimally invasive procedure that uses a stream of water without heat to eliminate excess prostate tissue, that Mr. Fleming said he makes a big difference in his life.
The condition of the 64 -year -old, also known as Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH), won earlier this year and its difficulties urinating led a catheter to adjust.
But this new treatment “will solve the prostate so that the flow is good in the future.”
Fleming said his condition was being driven by medicines until December, but “he touched in his own life.”
“I would wake up bones every hour at night, every hour and a half, so I really don’t sleep much and I was really quite tired,” he said.
Now, the procedure must solve the problem, ensure that the catheter is eliminated and give “a good quality of life in relation to what I have had previously.”
Mr. Fleming hopes, his 65th birthday in September, he will be “a new man.”
How does acañera therapy works?
While there are several benign prostate treatments available, this treatment particularly helps men experience urinary projects due to a enlarged prostate.
Until now, men with a very expanded prostate had to travel to England to receive treatment or have more complex or invasive surgery in Northern Ireland.
But this robotic technology eliminates the need for invasive prostate surgery.
Use high -speed water jets guided by images to accurately eliminate excess prostate tissue.
Real -time ultrasound images help surgeon to map and direct the water jet with precision, avoiding damage to nerves and nearby structures responsible for sexual function and continence.
Unlike traditional procedures, there is no heat, significantly reducing the risk of complications.
The South Eastern Health Trust said that this technology reduces the hood of the probability of side effects, such as erectile dysfunction, incontinence and bleeding that may require transfusion.
It also sacrifices a shorter recovery time, shorter hospital stays and lower portraction rates, improving the results for patients.
What could the new treatment do for the waiting lists of Ni?
Ajay Pahuja, South Eastern Health Trust consultant urologist, described it as “a new exciting transformative technology” with many benefits for men who have difficulty urine.
“It’s quite precise, it’s safe and quite fast,” he said.
“Secondly, we can probably make patients return to work, an early return to their normal work.
“Complications rates are quite low if you are precise.”
Pahuja said that he also preserves sexual function, which is one of the great things that this technology sacrifices.
While the Trap is considered the standard gold attention for the treatment of the benign prostate (BPH), surgeons say that acañamiento therapy complements the existing technologies they have and, hopefully, will help address the long waiting lists.
Pahuja said that the Urology waiting list, like other specialties, had a legacy of problems and that those with Benign Prostate related to age were expected “up to five to seven years” to receive treatment, without having to go.
He said that Aqualsion therapy could mean a more efficient and effective treatment, along with the South Eastern Health Trust declared as a regional BPH center, should shorten the waiting lists.
The assistant director of Trust Surgery, Katharine Dane, said that all men in Northern Ireland will benefit from this new treatment.
She said that Aquals therapy was “a true coup d’etat” for the trust.
“Just complete the treatment set,” he said.
Men on a waiting list in other trusts will be transferred to the Ulter hospital to be sacrificed this service, if that is what is decided that it is appropriate for your prostate.
