Aquablation Therapy
Aquablation® Therapy at Touro
AQUABLATION THERAPY Delivered by the HYDROS™ Robotic System for BPH (enlarged prostate)
- 83 % men with BPH are not willing to sacrifice sexual function for symptom relief with surgery.4
- 3 in 4 men with BPH feel that surgery requires a tradeoff between symptom relief and side effects.4
- 1 in 2 men with BPH did not realize how important maintaining sexual function was to them before surgery.4
How does Aquablation Therapy work?
Aquablation therapy is a resective procedure, which means that the prostate tissue causing symptoms is surgically removed. No incision is made in the abdomen, as the prostate is reached through the urethra.
Aquablation therapy is performed in a hospital. You will be under anesthesia for the entire procedure. The procedure typically takes an hour and may involve an overnight stay.
There are two key steps to the Aquablation therapy procedure:
Step 1. Surgical Planning
Every prostate is unique in size and shape. Aquablation therapy enables our surgeons at Touro to customize your procedure to your specific anatomy.
How? Aquablation therapy is the only BPH surgical procedure that combines next-generation ultrasound imaging and digital cystoscopy. With the help of ultrasound imaging, our surgeons can create a detailed guide to plan the procedure, outlining the critical anatomy and suggest an optimal treatment plan for each patient. The tissue within the marked area of the prostate may be removed, while the tissue outside of it may remain untouched. This real-time visualization allows your surgeon to map which parts of your prostate to remove and which parts to avoid, specifically enabling them to avoid removing areas that could cause irreversible complications like erectile dysfunction, ejaculatory dysfunction, and incontinence.
Step 2. Prostate Tissue Removal
Once your surgeon has created a surgical map, a robotic-assisted heat-free waterjet follows the surgeon-defined treatment plan and resects the obstructive tissue. This advanced technology helps ensure precise, consistent, and predictable removal of the tissue across a wide range of prostate sizes and shapes. When required, your surgeon or doctor may use a minimal amount of cautery following an Aquablation therapy procedure to control bleeding.
What are the side effects of Aquablation Therapy?
- 100% of patients were free from erectile dysfunction.3
- 89% men with BPH preserve ejaculatory function with Aquablation therapy.1-4
- >99% men with BPH did not have incontinence after Aquablation therapy.1-4
Is Aquablation Therapy right for you?
1. Low rates of irreversible complications
Aquablation therapy has very low rates of irreverible complications (incontinence, ejaculatory dysfunction, erectile dysfunction) because:1-2
- It is the only procedure that gives surgeons the ability to view the entire prostate so they can create a map that avoids the parts of the prostate that cause irreversible complications
- It is the only procedure that uses a heat-free waterjet to remove prostate tissue. Technologies that use heat to remove prostate tissue may be damaging to the parts of the prostate that control erectile function and ejaculatory function. It should be noted that surgeons may use a minimal amount of cautery following an Aquablation therapy procedure to control bleeding.
2. Confidence in procedure
Aquablation therapy is the only procedure that resects prostate tissue with a robotically controlled waterjet, designed to minimize human error.
3. Long-term Relief
In clinical studies, Aquablation therapy has been shown to provide long-term relief at 5 years.1-2
4. Exceptional results vs TURP
When compared with transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), Aquablation therapy demonstrated:5
- Showed similar symptom relief
- Lower complication rate
- Fewer retreatments
5. Exceptional efficacy
Aquablation therapy patients on average experienced:1-3
- 16-point improvement in International Prostate Symptom Score
- 3.3-point improvement in quality of life
- 2x improvement in urinary flow rate
Aquablation Therapy recovery
- Aquablation Therapy safety information
- International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) Quiz
- Sexual Function Quiz
See if Aquablation Therapy is right for you! Call the Touro Urology clinic at 504.897.7196
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