UroLift Procedure
What is the UroLift Procedure?
The UroLift procedure is a minimally invasive approach to treating an enlarged prostate, or BPH, that lifts or holds the enlarged prostate tissue out of the way so it no longer blocks the urethra. There is no cutting, heating or removal of prostate tissue.
Clinical data has shown UroLift to be safe and effective in relieving lower urinary tract symptoms due to BPH without compromising sexual function. This includes:
- Urinating more often, especially at night
- A weak urine stream
- Trouble starting the flow of urine
- Starting and stopping again when urinating
- Not emptying your bladder completely
- Sudden urges to urinate
- Leaking or dribbling after you urinate
- Straining to urinate
How the UroLift Procedure Works
Enlarged Prostate: An enlarged prostate compresses on the urethra, making it difficult for urine to flow.
Enlarged Prostate: An enlarged prostate compresses on the urethra, making it difficult for urine to flow.
Advantages of the UroLift procedure:
- Rapid symptom relief, better than reported for medications
- Risk profile better than reported for surgical procedures such as TURP
- Preservation of sexual function
- Return to normal activity in days not months
- Increased quality of life
- No ongoing BPH medications
- 19 clinical study publications; 5 years published clinical data
Visit with your Urologist
Your doctor can help you decide if UroLift is right for you. A few tests must be done prior to treatment. Schedule an appointment today.
Procedure Day
Treatment is a minimally invasive procedure conducted in-office. After the treatment, almost all patients go home the same day without a catheter. There is minimal downtime post-treatment and many patients experience symptom improvement in as early as two weeks.
Symptom Improvement
An enlarged prostate compresses on the urethra, making it difficult for urine to flow.
The UroLift Device is placed through the obstructed urethra to access the enlarged prostate.
The device compresses the tissue and delivers tiny implants to lift and hold prostate tissue out of the way, thus opening the urethra. The permanent implants keep the tissue in place, like tiebacks on a window curtain.
The UroLift Device is removed, leaving an open urethra for urine to flow. Sourced from NeoTract Inc. MAC00181-01 Rev A.
Urologists at UCLA Urology are now offering UroLift, a new treatment option for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
What is UroLift?
The UroLift System is a straightforward procedure that utilizes tiny implants to lift and hold the enlarged prostate tissue out of the way so it no longer blocks the urethra. There is no cutting, heating or removal of prostate tissue.
Who is a Candidate for UroLift?
For men older than 50, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the most common prostate problem. For most of these men, medication is often the first choice of treatment.
However, for patients with a relatively small to moderate sized prostate gland who do not want to take a daily dose of medication, the UroLift treatment is ideal.
How does UroLift Work?
UroLift is unique in that it does not destroy tissue. Instead, UroLift compresses normal tissue that blocks the urethra, resulting in improved urine flow.
Benefits of UroLift Treatment
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) can have a negative impact on a man’s quality of life. The benefits of the UroLift treatment, especially for younger men, will include not only the relief of bothersome urinary symptoms, but also the preservation of ejaculation.
Because UroLift is performed in the office under local anesthesia, the recovery time and return to daily activities is faster than with more invasive procedures.
What is Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)?
BPH (also referred to as benign prostatic hypertrophy) is a condition in which the prostate gland becomes very enlarged and may cause problems associated with urination, such as blocking or reducing the flow of urine.
Anatomy of the Prostate
The prostate is a walnut-sized gland in men that sits below the bladder and surrounds the urethra, the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body.
Symptoms and Diagnosis of BPH
While each patient may experience different individual or combined symptoms, the most common symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) include:
- Leaking of urine
- More frequent urination during the night
- Urgency to urinate
- Inability to urinate
- Discomfort
According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases:
- BPH rarely causes symptoms before age 40.
- More than half of men in their 60s have some symptoms of BPH.
- As many as 90 percent of men in their 70s and 80s have some BPH symptoms
Diagnosis of an enlarged prostate is sometimes found during a routine rectal examination. BPH can also be diagnosed by the use of common tests such as a urinalysis, a urine study flow, a cystoscopy or a transrectal ultrasound.
Urology
The care you need
Urology is a broad superspecialty that deals with male and female genito-urinary tract diseases. Broadly we can bifurcate into two verticals: urology, dealing with urinary organs like kidney, ureter, bladder urethra and prostate in men and genital, dealing with sexual organs like penis in men and clitoris and vagina in women.
Today is an era of subspecialties and urology has several of them like …
Endoscopic treatment of Age related prostatic enlargement-BPH, Bladder tumour, Stricture Urethra and Bladder stone
- TURP
- TURBT
- VIU
- TUCL
Lasers have come in a big way as an energy source for both hard and soft tissue application in the field of urology. The chief advantages is better outcome with lesser complications and minimal hospitalization
- HOLEP
- TFLEP
- RIRS
- ECIRS
- PCNL
- Mini PCNL
- URS
- ESWL
- Counseling regarding etiology , treatment and prevention of stone formation
Open surgery have been gradually replaced by minimally invasive options as these have practically painless and faster recovery with comparable outcomes
- Laparoscopic Nephrectomy
- Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty
- Laparoscopic Orchidopexy
A dedicated urologic subspecialty dealing with cancers of genitourinary organs like kidney, bladder, prostate, penis, testis
- Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy
- Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy
A subspeciality that has been developed for giving long term success for managing complex cases with anatomical narrowing or tissue loss
- Buccal Mucosa Urethroplasty
- Augmentation cystoplasty
Females have many symptoms specific to their menstrual cycle and hormonal imbalance that happens with advancing age. This subspeciality deals with these problems by both non surgical and surgical means
- Stress urinary leakage
- Prolapse
- Urgency and urge related urinary leakage
There are many sexual disorders for which patients roam around and get fooled by quacks. We have a didactic andrologist who can evaluate all these most personal issues and guide you in the most scientific way
- Impotence
- Infertility
- Ejaculatory disorders
A child is not a small man. There are many congenital disorders that affects genitourinary organs for which one needs a didactic interest and acquisition of skills to manage them
- PU Valve
- UPJ obstruction
- VUR
Aarna Superspeciality Hospital is a unique resource for those suffering from genitor-urinary system diseases. As one of the finest Urology and renal science clinics in Ahmedabad, we offer the region’s best experts covering every major urology sub specialty. With over twenty years of experience and more than 40000 successful surgeries, our urologists are the ideal examples of human skills and technical expertise.
Our Team
Aarna Superspeciality Hospital has two experienced urologists onboard, Dr. Rohit Joshi and Dr. Gaurang Kadam. The urology department has been treating patients with Urinary system diseases with utmost compassion and care.
About Dr. Rohit Joshi
Dr. Rohit Joshi
Dr. Rohit Joshi MS, DNB (Urology), an alumni of renowned IKDRC, has got a vast experience of field of urology as he has served in 3 of the most premier institutes of Asia’s biggest hospital: Civil hospital, IKDRC and Gujarat Cancer Research Institute. A dynamic and progressive urologist as we call him, he has special interest in Urology subspecialties like Endourology, Laser urology, Stone and Prostate Clinic and Laparoscopic Urology. He was the pioneer in developing Laser treatment for Prostate enlargement in Gujarat as he was the youngest to have 100 watt HOLMIUM laser way back in 2011 in pan India. He has been a mentor to many urologists across India for HOLEP, an endoscopic enucleation procedure for age related prostatic enlargement.
He has been on panel for development of National Guidelines on management of BPH (Age Related Prostatic Enlargement). He also has mastered the technique of minimally invasive treatment of stone disease with laser better known as RIRS and/or ECIRS. He has conducted many hands on training courses for laser in urology and is a regular in national and international conferences and workshops as a faculty.
He also has unique entrepreneur skills courtesy him being an MBA from an auspicious institute as WELLINGKAR INSTITUTE. He was instrumental in expanding the network of Aarna Superspeciality Hospital .
He also is contributing in uplifting the urology as a medical fraternity as an
- Active member of American Urological Association.
- Active member of Urological Society of India.
- Treasurer of West Zone Chapter of Urology Society of India.
- Treasurer of Gujarat Urology Association.
- Treasurer of Ahmedabad Urological Association.
He also has a philanthropic side as a rotary club assistant governor carrying out many social activities round the year.
About Dr.Gaurang Kadam
Dr.Gaurang Kadam
Dr. Gaurang Kadam M.S., DNB (Urology), again an alumni of IKDRC has successfully performed complex urological surgeries. Dr. Gaurang has a special interest in Uro- laparoscopy, Endo-Urology, Reconstructive Urology and Laser Urology. He is an active member of various associations, namely The Urological Society of India (USI), Ahmedabad Urological Association and Indian Medical Association.
Our Armamentarium
● 100 Watts Holmium LASER Machine, Lumenis, Israel
● 60 Watts Thullium LASER system
● Chip on Tip Digital Flexible Ureterorenoscope
● 7.5 Fr Flexible Ureterorenoscope, Karl Storz, Germany
● HD Image 1 high definition endoscopy imaging system, Karl Storz, Germany
● Mini Perc nephroscope system, Karl Storz, Germany
● Mini perc XS system for miniature PCNL
● 4.5/6 Fr, 6/7.5 Fr, 8/9.8 Fr Ureteroscopes, Richard Wolf, Germany
● Urodynamic for Adults and Pediatrics patients
● 9" High Frequency Fluoroscopy system, Allengers, India
● Extracorporeal Lithotripsy, Allengers, India
