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First prostate operation under regional anaesthesia takes place at UHG
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The first prostate operation without spinal or general anaesthetic has taken place at Galway university Hospital.
It will make the treatment easier on the patients by improving recovery time.
The procedure to treate prostate enlargement using a regional anaesthetic as opposed to spinal or general anaesthetic was recently performed at GUH.
It involves selective targeting of the nerves that innervate this particular part of the body which means the patient doesn’t feel any pain during treatment.
Consultant Urological surgeon, Mr Syed Jaffry introduced a laser technique for treating prostate enlargement as a day case procedure at the hospital in 2011.
However, now using the regional anaesthesia or nerve blockade means the patient is able to walk to and from the operating theatre and has a much improved recovery time.