Minimally invasive waterjet therapy to relieve symptoms of an enlarged prostate.
Whether you’ve just started your care journey, want a second opinion or are seeking an alternative minimally invasive treatment, we know choosing a treatment option for your enlarged prostate can be overwhelming, as it often forces men to compromise. This could mean choosing a treatment that only provides limited relief, that may have a longer recovery time, or that may even cause issues such as sexual dysfunction.
Aquablation therapy, or waterjet ablation therapy, is an alternative procedure used to treat Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) also known as an enlarged prostate, that has been proven to minimize such complications.
Aquablation therapy is the first and only image-guided, heat-free, robotic therapy that provides a minimally invasive alternative to treating lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Surgical interventions can cause complications that lead to loss of continence, ejaculatory dysfunction and erectile dysfunction, whereas water ablation therapy is proven to lower risks typically associated with other surgical options.
The heat-free waterjet ablation delivers effective, safe and durable outcomes that are independent of prostate size or shape. In clinical studies, most men who received aquablation therapy preserved continence, erections, and ejaculation.
men with BPH are not willing to sacrifice sexual function for symptom relief with surgery
men with BPH feel that surgery requires a tradeoff between symptom relief and side effects
men with BPH did not realize how important maintaining sexual function was to them before surgery
An alternative to traditional surgical treatments, aquablation therapy uses a high-velocity waterjet to remove enlarged prostatic tissue, delivering lasting results with a low risk of complications.
There are two key steps in the procedure:
One of the biggest benefits is real time imaging. The resulting precision of treatment reduces complications such as loss of continence, ejaculatory dysfunction and erectile dysfunction. Other benefits include:
Traditional treatments, such as ‘transurethral resection of the prostate’ (TURP) and ‘photovaporization of the prostate’ (PVP) use different types of energy like extreme heat or laser technology to target and treat specific areas. The goal of these therapies is to use extreme temperatures to resect or destroy benign tissue.
Aquablation therapy is used for treatment of a non-cancerous condition called Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) to relieve symptoms of an enlarged prostate. The procedure does not use a heat component and thus reduces the chance of associated complications.
There are side effects related to any surgery, such as the effect of anesthesia, which is why your doctor will ask a series of questions and may perform tests to determine the best treatment option for your condition. With aquablation most side effects are mild and include:
