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Old 21st Aug 2020, 13:22
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Radgirl
 
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You say the kit takes some getting used to, I’m a bit confused
Sorry if I confused you. The kit is a gun that has to be inserted and fired inside the urethra. It takes experience and training to get it right. The patient doesnt have to get used to anything. Some patients do have urgency for some hours but all our patients have gone home the same day. CFD's experience is unusual.

A hydrocele can be done at the same time with no problem. However urolift it more commonly done on younger men - the staples hold the two sides of the prostate up and away from the urethra in the same way as a tie on a curtain holds it up and to the side of the window. So when the prostate is too big to lift away the procedure wont work and you need a surgical removal.
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