Pioneering prostate treatment: The Yorkshire Clinic is first in the north to offer ‘game changing’ therapy

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A pioneering new prostate treatment being offered in Yorkshire has been described as a ‘game changer’ for the condition which affects 3 million men in the UK

Robotic Aquablation therapy uses robots to target water under pressure to remove tissue around an enlarged prostate – and this minimally invasive treatment is showing positive results without the side effects of other conventional treatments. The Yorkshire Clinic, part of Ramsay Health Care, is the first hospital in the north to be able to offer the treatment to those with a benign enlarged prostate .

Conventional treatments for surgery on enlarged prostates can have some alarming side effects and can affect continence, erectile function and ejaculation. The Yorkshire Clinic says: “Water ablation is probably less likely to cause side effects than other trans-urethral treatments of the prostrate.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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