Non Surgical HIFU High Intensity Frequency Ultrasound Treatment for Prostate Cancer

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• Non Surgical High Intensity Frequency
  Ultrasound Treatment (HIFU ) for Prostate
  Cancer

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HIFU - High Intensity Frequency Ultrasound

• HIFU, which is short for High Intensity Focused
  Ultrasound, is a state-of-the-art technology
  acoustic ablation technique that utilizes the
  power of ultrasound to destroy deep-seated tissue
  with pinpoint accuracy for treatment of prostate
  cancer. HIFU focuses sound waves in a targeted
  area which rapidly increases the temperature in
  the focal zone causing tissue destruction. In
  most cases, HIFU is a 1-4 hour, one-time
  procedure performed on an out-patient basis under
  spinal anesthesia. Unlike radiation, HIFU is
  non-ionizing this means that HIFU may also be
  used as a salvage technique if other prostate
  cancer treatments fail. 

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Advantages of HIFU Treatment

• No blood loss 
• Quick recovery 
• Non surgical 
• Radiation free 
• An outpatient procedure 
• This is most modern technique ideal for treatment
  of low
• grade prostate cancer. It involves no surgery, no
  radiation , good
• cancer control, minimal morbidity. HIFU helps to
  improve the
• quality of life after Treatment and there are
  some more advantages
• like early return of erections and good urinary
  control.

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HIFU procedure for Prostate cancer Treatment

• Since it is necessary that all your movement be
  minimized during the treatment, spinal anesthesia
  is administered as well as intravenous sedation
  so you will rest comfortably during the
  procedure.
• The treatment may last anywhere from 2 to 3 hours
  depending on the size of your prostate. The
  treatment is performed with you lying on your
  right-hand side..
• The urologist locates the limits of the prostate
  by ultrasound examination and outlines the zone
  he wishes to treat. Then 400 to 600 pulses of
  high-intensity focused ultrasound are
  administered to the prostate. As a result of the
  treatment the prostate swells immediately and
  compresses the urethra. For this reason, a
  temporary catheter is inserted into the bladder
  to drain urine until the swelling of the prostate
  goes down. Generally, the catheter will be
  required to stay in place for 14 days.
• If you have an enlarged prostate with symptoms or
  signs of prostatic obstruction (i.e. weak urinary
  stream, frequent urination at night, or sensation
  of residual urine volume in the bladder), you may
  need to have the prostate reduced prior to
  treatment. This is usually done by the use of
  medication (cyto-reduction) or by having part of
  your prostate resected prior to having the
  treatment. This procedure is called a
  transurethral resection of the prostate (TUR-P).

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• Before HIFU Treatment
• Patients are given two enemas two hours prior to
  the procedure. It is very important that the
  patient does not move during HIFU thus patients
  are given a light intravenous sedation and a
  spinal anesthesia. During HIFU Treatment
• There is no pain during treatment, A small probe
  inserted into the rectum emits ultrasound waves
  directly to the prostatic tissue. During the
  procedure, the Sonablate delivers real-time
  images of the prostate and the surrounding area
  giving the physician immediate and detailed
  feedbakc.Treatment time varies but generally
  lasts one to four hours depending on the size of
  the prostate. 
• After HIFU Treatment 
• Immediately after HIFU there is a one to two hour
  recovery period at the treatment facility and
  then you are discharged. Recovery is minimal. A
  catheter is inserted during the procedure that is
  usually worn for one to four weeks. People
  usually are up and walking around within hours
  after HIFU and can return to a normal lifestyle
  within a couple of days. 

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