Prostate cancer patients may soon have a new option to treat their disease: laser heat. UCLA researchers have found that focal laser ablation - the precise application of heat via laser to a tumor - ...

Prostate cancers are either low-grade, low-risk forms that may be monitored but otherwise untreated, or they’re serious enough to require surgery and radiation. Monitoring can cause patients anxiety.

A novel cooled laser focal therapy device demonstrates 84% treatment success for localized prostate cancer at 3 months, with only 12% reporting erectile dysfunction and minimal impact on urinary ...

For men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), transurethral Holmium Laser of the Prostate (HoLEP) with Double-n Technology shows promise for improving urinary symptoms while better preserving ...

Background The aim of this study was to investigate the effects and safety of 120 watt PVP surgery for the high risk prostate hyperplasia patients. Methods 120 watt PVP surgery was performed on 120 ...

A state-of-the-art laser prostate reduction operation is now being successfully delivered in the county as a day case procedure. HOLEP, or Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate, is a minimally ...

Using a high-pressure water jet to operate on an enlarged prostate can better preserve the ability to ejaculate, compared with standard laser surgery, finds research. The technique has similar ...

Because treatment of the whole prostate can lead to long-term side effects in patients with prostate cancer, interest in minimally invasive, focal treatment options has been growing for certain ...

Laser therapy is equally as safe and effective as transurethral reception of the prostate (TURP) for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia. John Schieszer has the story in today’s Medical Minute.