Laser ablation of bladder leukoplakia
The only way to get rid of bladder leukoplakia once and for all is endourological surgery.
Laser ablation of bladder leukoplakia allows you to painlessly remove pathological parts of the bladder mucosa without injuring other, deeper layers of the wall. It involves the complete evaporation of leukoplakia from the bladder surface under the influence of laser energy. We use a modern diode laser from the German company Dornier.
Thanks to its functionality, it is possible to set the required laser power to fully control the depth of penetration of the laser beam. We use innovative fibers with side exit and light illumination of the treatment area, which ensures the safest and most efficient operation. This method can be safely called the perfect way to completely defeat leukoplakia!
And now, in more detail, what is leukoplakia?
Leukoplakia is a disease that affects the mucous membrane with keratinization of the integumentary epithelium of varying degrees of severity.
These are the words that begin the description of leukoplakia in the medical literature, encyclopedias, or in sources from Internet searches. There is a lot of information, but mostly it is devoted to leukoplakia of the oral cavity and cervix.
That is why the urologists at Dievo Surgical Solutions Center decided to shed light on such a common, but still poorly understood disease as bladder leukoplakia.
According to various authors, as well as according to our clinic, cystoscopy in 64-100% of patients with persistent urinary incontinence, chronic lower abdominal pain, leukoplakia is detected in the bladder neck and the urethral triangle.
By analogy with leukoplakia of other localizations, many authors considered bladder leukoplakia to be a precancerous condition. Meanwhile, there is not a single reliable case of bladder leukoplakia turning into cancer. But, even so, the importance of timely detection and treatment of leukoplakia does not diminish at all, because this disease can cause a significant blow to the quality of life and turn such a natural physiological process as urination into real torment.
Bladder leukoplakia itself is formed under the influence of urogenital infections and, as a result, frequent recurrent inflammation of the bladder (cystitis). Cystitis itself can be cured with medication, but already formed leukoplakia cannot be treated with antibacterial or anti-inflammatory drugs.
Not only is leukoplakia incapable of adaptive restructuring when the bladder is stretched (which is the main cause of pain), but it also has increased permeability compared to healthy mucosa. Therefore, any shift in urine acidity will be accompanied by discomfort and cause complaints similar to cystitis.
In addition, bacteria inside the leukoplakia itself can feel completely safe, because leukoplakia is practically not supplied with blood and antibiotics do not penetrate its thickness. This circumstance causes regular inflammation.
The experience of the specialists of the DIEVO Surgical Solutions Center shows that other methods (the most commonly offered types of bladder leukoplakia removal in Kyiv clinics are transurethral resection) often lead to a recurrence of the disease.
The technique of transurethral resection, when leukoplakia is cut off with a special “hot” loop, has found wide application in medicine.”
According to the experience of our center, this method is somewhat traumatic, as it is often difficult to control the desired cutting depth. Hence the formation of a scar at the site of the cut, if it is made deeper than the submucosal layer. A recurrence of leukoplakia is also possible if the cut is performed too superficially.
And most importantly, laser energy is safer than electric energy, as the latter has a more aggressive effect on bladder tissue.
Price.
| Consultation by a urologist surgeon | 600,00 |
| Videocystoscopy | 2500,00 |
| Laser ablation of bladder leukoplakia | 13000,00 |
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