Mainly Health Plans SL
Laser KTP
Prostatic surgery
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Innovation
The system for treating Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) signifies the most important advance made in the last 25 years for the treatment of this condition that affects millions of males around the world, primarily those above 55-60 years of age. -
Technology
The "green light PVP" system is unique as it uses a state-of-the-art high energy KTP laser (Potassium-Titanium-Phosphorus) in combination with a fibre-optic specially designed for this purpose. The combination of both the laser and the fibre allows us to vaporise soft tissues, completely eliminating the tissue on the enlarged prostate.
The vaporisation concept consists in the complete elimination of the tissue as well as the simultaneous photocoagulation of blood vessels, practically avoiding the possibility of bleeding, which is always the urologist's greatest worry during prostate surgery.
This method has a solid reputation, as it was developed over five years of clinical research at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.A. The results from this research, as well as those from earlier groups have been published in prestigious scientific journals such as the Journal of Endourology, the Journal of Urology, etc., confirming that the method is safe, effective and comfortable for the patient.
2. Advantages of the prostatic laser (KTP "Green Light" Laser)
The PVP method using the KTP "green light" laser is, on one hand,
minimally invasive and on the other, it offers lasting results (at
least five years), just like other much more aggressive surgical
options (RTU; open prostatectomy, etc.) while avoiding the typical
risks and complications they entail.
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You can be treated as an outpatient or be admitted to hospital
for between 6 and 24 hours.
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Virtually no blood loss. Ideal for high risk patients in
anticoagulant treatment.
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Immediate relief of symptoms.
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Quick and painless recuperation.
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Catheterization limited to a few hours.
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Vaporisation of up to 2g. per minute.
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Lasting. In the Mayo Clinic's five years of follow-up, no
patient has needed to be treated again.
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No reports of incontinence and impotency in the five years of
follow-up by the Mayo Clinic.
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The postoperative flowmetry studies prove the therapeutic
benefit of the process, and are the goal of the clinical
improvement for all of the patients.
Sanitas Healthcare services (non-insurance)