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This lasertreatment of the prostate is a new, minimally invasive surgical technique for
treating Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), or enlargement of the prostate.
Greenlight HPS utilizes a specially designed laser light source and fiber optic
delivery system developed by Laserscope in concert with researchers from the
Mayo Clinic and other institutions around the world. The PVP procedure combines
the immediate symptom relief and the dramatic flow rate improvements of the
current "gold standard" procedure (called TURP or Trans-Urethral
Resection of the Prostate) with minimal side effects, fast operative and
recovery times, and usually no need for a catheter after surgery.
No other BPH
treatment option has been shown to clinically provide such dramatic and
immediate symptom relief while concurrently providing significant uroflow
results and minimal, if any, side-effects. The PVP technique is a fast,
outpatient treatment that will satisfy both the subjective (symptom relief) and
objective (uroflowometry results) outcomes of a successful BPH treatment. Other
minimally invasive BPH treatment options (such as TUMT, microwave, TUNA,
thermotherapy) require compromises to be made by the patient and/or the
physician. With PVP, there are no compromises, patient's symptoms are
drastically reduced and flow rates are significantly improved.
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The PVP
(Photoselective Vaporization of the Prostate) Procedure that uses the Green
Light PV laser system offers a unique and simple solution to Benign Prostatic
Hypertrophy (BPH) because it combines the effectiveness of TURP, the surgical
"gold standard" with the safety, comfort and ease of a minimally invasive
treatment.
The PVP Procedure
uses a very high powered laser to immediately vaporize and precisely remove
enlarged prostate tissue. PVP (Photo-Selective Vaporization of the Prostate) is
performed with the KTP laser by Laserscope (Greenlight PVP). This laser treatment
of the prostate is a new, minimally invasive surgical technique for treating
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), or enlargement of the prostate.
Greenlight PV
utilizes a specially designed laser light source and fiber optic delivery
system.
The PVP procedure
combines the immediate symptom relief and the dramatic flow rate improvements
of the current "gold standard" procedure (called TURP or
Trans-Urethral Resection of the Prostate) with minimal side effects, fast
operative and recovery times, and usually no need for a catheter after surgery.
No other BPH
treatment option has been shown to clinically provide such dramatic and
immediate symptom relief while concurrently providing significant uroflow
results and minimal, if any, side-effects. The PVP technique is a fast,
outpatient treatment that will satisfy both the subjective (symptom relief) and
objective (uroflowometry results) outcomes of a successful BPH treatment. Other
minimally invasive BPH treatment options (such as TUMT, microwave, TUNA, thermotherapy)
require compromises to be made by the patient and/or the physician. With PVP,
there are no compromises, patient's symptoms are drastically reduced and flow
rates are significantly improved.
The PVP procedure is
performed in an outpatient setting, typically a hospital or surgical center,
with average operative times normally less than 60 minutes. The GreenLight PV
surgical laser system, which is used to perform the KTP laser PVP treatment,
delivers laser light pulses through a specially designed fiber optic delivery
device that is inserted through a standard cystoscope. The light pulses are
directed towards the prostate tissue. The laser quickly vaporizes and removes
the prostatic obstruction without significant bleeding.
Once the procedure is
completed, patients have immediate post-operative symptom relief and dramatic
improvements in symptoms, urinary flow rates, and bladder emptying.
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