Greenlight laser treatment is a therapy that evaporates prostatic tissue which is blocking the outlet of the bladder.
Greenlight laser prostate procedure.
Greenlight laser pvp photoselective vaporization of the prostate is a procedure used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia bph an enlargement of the prostate gland resulting in the urethral restriction the prostate is a small gland circling the urethra immediately below the neck of the bladder.
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.
Before this time enlargement of the prostate was treated either with medication or for the more serious cases transurethral resection of prostate.
It is performed under anesthesia by placing a telescope into the urethra up to the level of.
Prostate laser surgery is used to relieve moderate to severe urinary symptoms caused by an enlarged prostate a condition known as benign prostatic hyperplasia bph during prostate laser surgery your doctor inserts a scope through the tip of your penis into the tube that carries urine from your bladder urethra.
The greenlight laser is used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia bph commonly known as enlargement of the prostate.