Kangwon National University Hospital

SPECIAL CENTER

Special Center

Vaporization for prostatic hyperplasia using laser

Vaporization for prostatic hyperplasia using laser Image
  • Professor in Charge : Park Hong-ju
  • Career
    • University of Ulsan, Doctor of Medicine
    • (Formerly) Resident at Asan Medical Center
    • (Formerly) Clinical fellow at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
    • (Present) Associate Professor, KNUH Dept. of Urology
    • (Present) The Korean Prostate Society, member of Education Board
    • (Present) The Korean Urological Association, member of Insurance Board

"Are you waking up to go to the bathroom several times overnight?"
"Do you have difficulty urinating or does your urine limply fall on and wet your underwear or pants?"
"Do you go in and out of the bathroom frequently because you feel as though there is residual urine even after you have been to the bathroom?"
"Do you need to apply a strain to your stomach to urinate even if you feel the urge to urinate immediately?"

50% of men in their 50s, 60% of men in their 60s and 70% of men in their 70s experience difficulties because of the symptoms associated with prostatic hyperplasia. For urine to come out well, the bladder must be squeezed well, and the urine tract from the bladder must not be blocked. Prostatic hyperplasia is caused by the urinary tract, which is like a pipe carrying urine from the bladder, becoming filled up with masses of flesh called "prostate." The urinary tract can be widened by using drugs to remove the flesh. However, the most fundamental and effective way is to completely burn off the flesh blocking the urinary tract. Of course, you need to check if there are other causes, such as prostate cancer, by taking an accurate examination.

No more pains in the bathroom with a blockage-free urinary tract!

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