Services
- Robotic Surgery for:
- Prostate Cancer
- Kidney Cancer
- Urinary Incontinence in Women
- Prolapse
- Enlarged Prostate
- Urine Leakage Treatment in Women:
- Bulkamid for Urinary Incontinence
- Axonics for Overactive Bladder
- Botox for Urinary Leakage
- Enlarged Prostate Treatment:
- UroLift
- iTind
- Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP)
What is BPH?
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, or BPH, is a condition in which the prostate enlarges as men get older. BPH is a very common condition that affects over 42 million men in the US and over 660 million aging men worldwide. Over 40% of men in their 50s and over 70% of men in their 60s have BPH. While BPH is a benign condition and unrelated to prostate cancer, it can greatly affect a man's quality of life.
As the prostate enlarges, it presses on and blocks the urethra, causing bothersome urinary symptoms. If left untreated, BPH can lead to permanent bladder damage.
Symptoms include:
- Frequent need to urinate both day and night
- Weak or slow urinary stream
- A sense you cannot completely empty your bladder
- Difficulty or delay in starting urination
- Urgent feeling of needing to urinate
- A urinary stream that stops and starts
Symptoms of BPH can cause loss of productivity, depression, and decreased quality of life.
If you suffer from the above symptoms, you are not alone. BPH is the leading reason men visit a urologist.
You can measure your BPH symptoms by taking the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) questionnaire. Sharing this information with your physician will help them understand the severity of your symptoms.
What is the UroLift® System?
The UroLift System is a minimally invasive procedure that alleviates urinary symptoms due to BPH and delivers results that matter.
- Rapid symptom relief
- Risk profile better than reported for surgical procedures such as TURP
- Symptom relief better than reported for medications
- Preservation of sexual function
- A quick return to normal activity
- Increased qualify of life
- Does not require ongoing BPH medications
How does the UroLift System work?
The UroLift System uses a revolutionary approach to treating BPH that lifts and holds the enlarged prostate tissue so it no longer blocks the urethra. The UroLift System does not require heating, cutting, or removing of the prostate tissue.
