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New treatment for BPH better than standard transurethral prostatectomy. |
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Daily Mail: In the procedure, which is carried out under local anaesthetic, a plastic tube is inserted into the urethra and pushed through to the part of the urethra that has been narrowed. This movement widens the urethra, but it would soon narrow again once the tube was removed. To prevent this happening, the inserted device contains a special needle. Once the device is in place in the middle of the gland, the surgeon triggers the device to send the needle through the surrounding prostate tissue to the outside of the gland. The needle is threaded with surgical thread. At the other end of the thread there is a tiny anchor which secures it on the inside of the gland. The thread is then pulled tight, pulling the gland away from the urethra, taking the pressure off.
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