The laser fiber is guided through the scope and the prostate tissue is then quickly and gently vaporized.
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It is performed under anesthesia by placing a telescope into the urethra up to the level of the prostate.
In fact mayo s department of urology is the birthplace of the green light laser for treatment of bph.
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 green light is created by lithium triborate a chemical used as the lasing medium says dr.
Mayo clinic urologists pioneered the use of laser energy to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia in the 90s.
Greenlight laser treatment is a therapy that evaporates prostatic tissue which is blocking the outlet 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.
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