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a new

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ubbock Urology Clinic symptom relief with low rates of etc.) due to BPH. It combines real-
introduces Aquablation irreversible complications. time, multi-dimensional imaging,
Ltherapy, a new, minimally automated robotic technology,
invasive, robotic treatment for Lubbock Urology Clinic is proud and heat-free waterjet ablation
patients with an enlarged prostate. to be among the first in Lubbock to technology for targeted, controlled,
offer a solution for men with BPH and immediate removal of prostate
BPH, or an enlarged prostate, is that provides BPH relief without tissue. Aquablation therapy offers
a non-cancerous condition where compromise. Aquablation therapy predictable and reproducible
the prostate has grown to be larger is the next step to furthering our outcomes, independent of prostate
than normal. One in two men, commitment to robotic surgery and anatomy and prostate size.
ages 51 to 60, have BPH, and the men’s health.
incidents increase every decade Aquablation therapy has proven
of life. If left untreated, BPH can Aquablation therapy is a different results. In clinical studies,
cause significant health problems, type of treatment for BPH. It is Aquablation therapy has been shown
including irreversible bladder or an advanced, minimally invasive to provide both best-in-class and
kidney damage, bladder stones, and treatment that uses the power durable symptom relief with low
incontinence. of water, delivered with robotic rates of irreversible complications.
precision, to provide best-in-class and
The problem with BPH surgical long-lasting symptom relief with low A study within the Journal of Sexual
treatments today is that they often rates of irreversible complications, Medicine, which surveyed 300 men
force men to a tradeoff between regardless of prostate size or shape. living with BPH, revealed 92% of
symptom relief and side effects, respondents expressed an interest
limiting patients to choose between Aquablation therapy is performed in learning more about Aquablation
either a high degree of symptom by the AquaBeam Robotic System, therapy. This data demonstrates the
relief, with high rates of irreversible the first FDA-cleared, surgical robot need within the patient population
complications (such as incontinence, utilizing automated tissue resection to find relief without the tradeoff
erectile dysfunction, or ejaculatory for the treatment of LUTS (hesitancy, between symptoms and side effects.
dysfunction), or low degree of frequency, nocturia, incomplete
bladder emptying, weak stream,

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