Prostate Enlargement Treatment

Water ablation is a new treatment for prostate enlargement. There are 2 types of water ablation procedure. In the first, water is injected into the prostate using a probe passed up the urethra. The pressure of the water is then used to destroy some of the prostate tissue, making it smaller.
The second type is very similar except steam, rather than water, is used to destroy prostate tissue.
Water ablation is probably less likely to cause side effects than a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP).
However, not all NHS surgeons are currently trained to do these procedures, so access to these procedures may be limited and waiting lists for them may be longer than for other surgical options.