Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Terrible heat in Seville

Today I have operated in Seville. The objective was to demonstrate the PVP (Photoselective vaporization of the prostate) technique to various urologists from the Hospital Esperanza de Triana, in Seville, Spain. I took the high-speed train yesterday night, so we could start early in the morning. I have operated four patients and it has been a very interesting session, as two of them were reoperated several years after having had a TURP (Transurethral resection of the prostate). They will be able to compare both patient's experiences: having a TURP and having a Greenlight laser PVP - it would be interesting to know what they think and which they prefer...


After finishing the second operation I gave a brief talk on the basics of Greenlight laser surgery and the new features of this new high powered HPS laser. Then we went back to sugery.
It is seriously hot in Seville, today we had 36º Celsius... aaaggh. All my colleagues were very impressed by the technique and wanting to start offering it to their patients.

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