Minimally invasive treatments of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) have been adopted by many centers for treatment of patients who fail pharmacological manipulation and cannot or do not ...

Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is the gold standard treatment for obstructing benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), but it is limited to prostates weighing less than 100 g and is ...

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence is examining transurethral electrovaporisation of the prostate and will publish guidance on its safety and efficacy to the NHS in England and Wales. The ...

Francis Medical designed its Vanquish system with needle guidance and hands-free stabilization for vapor ablation of the ...

More than 250,000 people undergo a transurethral procedure each year in the U.S., and up to 10% of those people will experience a postoperative infection. But researchers have discovered an indicator ...

More than 250,000 people undergo a transurethral procedure each year in the U.S., and up to 10% of those people will experience a postoperative infection. But researchers from the University of ...

Background Bladder neck transection is one of the most difficult procedures for robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP), particularly in patients who have undergone previous ...

Air bubbles floating in the bladder dome during transurethral resection of a bladder tumor can interfere with the resection, causing intravesical explosion and increasing the potential risk of tumor ...

Cystolitholapaxy is a surgical procedure where stones in the urinary bladder are broken down into pieces. The procedure is carried out with an instrument called a cystoscope that is introduced into ...

Francis Medical, Inc., a privately-held medical device company developing the breakthrough Vanquish(R) Water Vapor Ablation System for the management of prostate cancer, today announced that the U.S.