What is Holep Treatment?

The prostate is a gland weighing between 18 and 20 grams at the outlet of the bladder. It can lead to health problems known as prostate enlargement, usually with aging. Prostate enlargement, which generally starts at the age of 30 in men, gains momentum after the age of 60.

Prostate enlargement is a health problem that needs to be treated because it reduces the comfort of the patient by compressing the urinary ducts. The treatment of the prostate problem, which occurs with symptoms such as frequent urination, difficulty in urinating, and the feeling of inability to urinate, is today performed with open surgical interventions. The most advanced intervention technique is HoLEP.

How is prostate enlargement treatment?

Psostat growth is primarily observed and followed, and drug therapy is initiated at this stage if necessary. Although improvement is achieved in patients with medical treatment, surgical intervention is inevitable in some cases.

Prostate treatment used to be done with open surgical interventions. Nowadays, these interventions have been replaced by closed surgical operations in cases where drug treatment is not effective and in advanced cases. With the widespread use of laser in closed surgical methods, the Holep method of prostate treatment has been developed.

In the treatment of prostate enlargement, we come across two different techniques, classical and laser surgery. With the effect of the use of laser in the field of urology in the treatment, advanced techniques have started to be used widely in the health sector.

How is the holep technique applied?

Prostate enlargement is characterized by the obstruction of the urinary tract by benign tumors called BPH. The treatment is by removing the anomalies that block or obstruct the urinary tract. The HoLEP treatment logic is to remove the prostate anedomes that block the urinary ducts from the prostate with advanced technology. Holep is an endoscopic and advanced surgical technique, so it is entered through the urinary canal.

How is the holep technique applied?

The anedomes are taken into the bladder as a whole by entering from the patient’s urinary accident without any incision. Tissues broken down in the bladder with a machine called a morcellator are removed from the body.

In benign prostate enlargement, prostate anedomes surround the inner urinary canal. HoLEP is an advanced technique in which prostate tissue is completely removed with holmium laser. Holmium Laser has a wavelength of 2.1 micron and is particularly preferred for endoscopoic surgeries. It cuts the tissue without bleeding at a high rate.

What are the Advantages of the HoLEP Technique?

HoLEP is a closed surgical method. It is the most advanced technique in prostate treatment. It has some advantages over other methods:

• Holmium Laser Prostate Enucleation surgery is completed without harming the patient’s sexual functions. Erection and sexual functions are not harmed.
• Since the cutting process is done with a laser, there is almost no blood flow.
• After HoLEP, the recovery of patients is much faster.
• The duration of stay in the hospital is shortened in Holep treatment. The patient can be discharged within 1-2 days.
• Prostate tissue is completely removed in this method compared to other closed surgical methods.
• 30 gr. It is easily applied in prostates and above.
• Especially 80 gr. Its effectiveness has been scientifically proven in prostates and above compared to other techniques.
• The treatment success is quite high.
• Since the prostate is completely removed, there is no repeat growth. There is no risk of recurrence.