Nigerian Performs West Africa’s First UroLift Procedure

A advisor urological, laparoscopic, and robotic surgeon, Professor Kingsley Ekwueme, has successfully performed West Africa’s archetypal UroLift procedure, a caller minimally invasive attraction for prostate enlargement, astatine The Prostate Clinic (TPC), Nigeria.

Ekwueme, who established TPC arsenic the archetypal super-specialised centre for prostate crab successful Nigeria, described the process arsenic a historical measurement successful advancing men’s wellness and reducing Nigeria’s dependence connected aesculapian tourism.

“Today, I performed the archetypal UroLift process successful West Africa, and that is genuinely historic. The UroLift is simply a caller minimally invasive attraction for prostate enlargement that offers the unsocial vantage of maintaining some erection and ejaculation aft the operation,” Ekwueme said.

The UroLift System, besides called the Prostate Urethral Lift, is designed for men suffering from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate that tin marque urination hard and importantly impact prime of life. Unlike accepted prostate surgeries that region oregon chopped tissue, the UroLift uses tiny implants to assistance and clasp the enlarged prostate insubstantial distant from the urethra, allowing urine to travel freely.

According to Ekwueme, the innovation addresses 1 of the top concerns men person astir prostate surgery, which is the nonaccomplishment of intersexual function.

“This process has nary effect connected erection and nary effect connected ejaculation, dissimilar different surgeries. It is simply a same-day attraction that tin adjacent beryllium done nether section anesthesia. For younger men who privation to begetter children aft prostate surgery, this offers a harmless and effectual option,” helium explained.

Ekwueme explained that the process is suitable for men whose prostate size is 80 milliliters oregon less, but patients indispensable acquisition due aesculapian appraisal to find eligibility.

“You person to beryllium evaluated to guarantee you don’t person prostate cancer, and that the configuration and size of your prostate acceptable the UroLift criteria,” helium said.

The urological surgeon noted that the instauration of UroLift successful Nigeria would assistance curb the country’s precocious complaint of aesculapian tourism, which drains billions of dollars annually.

“Nigerians walk astir $3 cardinal each twelvemonth connected aesculapian tourism. Sadly, galore are mistreated overseas without due follow-up oregon prime assurance. With the UroLift present disposable successful Nigeria, patients don’t request to question overseas for specified procedures. We tin present connection world-class prostate attraction close present astatine home,” helium said.

Ekwueme, who has led respective pioneering efforts successful prostate treatment, said the UroLift complements TPC’s ngo to bring cutting-edge exertion to Nigerian healthcare. “At The Prostate Clinic, our extremity is to innovate continually and bring precocious aesculapian technologies to Nigeria. We launched the archetypal robotic surgeries for prostate crab successful Nigeria, West Africa, and Central Africa. Now we person introduced the UroLift, the archetypal successful West Africa, and we program to grow attraction options that forestall nonaccomplishment of erection and ejaculation for men,” helium said.

Speaking connected the dangers of untreated prostate enlargement, Ekwueme cautioned that delayed aesculapian attraction could pb to terrible complications.

“When prostate enlargement is not treated, the bladder musculus tin go anemic from perpetually pushing against a blockage, and eventually, the kidneys whitethorn fail, starring to the request for dialysis. That is wherefore aboriginal diagnosis and attraction are truthful important,” helium warned.

With this milestone, Ekwueme and The Prostate Clinic Nigeria person placed the state astatine the forefront of urological innovation connected the continent, offering renewed anticipation to thousands of men battling prostate conditions.

“This is simply a bully happening for our country. Nigeria tin present supply the aforesaid precocious prostate attraction disposable anyplace successful the world,” Ekwueme said.