Prostate: Nigerian hospital makes history, performs 1st Urolift surgery in Africa

…Offers caller anticipation for men battling prostate problems

By Chioma Obinna

Nigeria whitethorn soon go a aesculapian tourism destination of prime for prostate treatment, pursuing a historical aesculapian breakthrough astatine The Prostate Clinic, TPC, successful Lagos, wherever a squad led by Professor Kingsley Ekwueme, Consultant Urological, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Surgeon, successfully performed the archetypal UroLift country successful Nigeria.

The clinic, founded by Professor Ekwueme, a Nigerian aesculapian adept who returned from the diaspora, is blazing a way successful precocious prostate attraction that could extremity years of costly dependence connected overseas hospitals.

For decades, thousands of Nigerians person spent millions overseas seeking prostate attraction sometimes paying with their lives successful the process. It is estimated that the state loses implicit billions annually to aesculapian tourism, overmuch of it driven by men battling prostate enlargement and different urological disorders.
However, with this milestone, anticipation is connected the skyline for Nigerian men, arsenic cutting-edge interventions erstwhile disposable lone overseas tin present beryllium accessed locally—safe, effective, and affordable.

It was similar a country from a Hollywood aesculapian play erstwhile Vanguard witnessed the unrecorded objection of the groundbreaking procedure, known medically arsenic the Prostate Urethral Lift oregon UroLift.

The process tin beryllium described arsenic a creaseless ride. Once the scope was introduced into the patient’s urethra, the prostate was visualised and its narration with the bladder mapped out. The UroLift implants were past deployed similar a stapler to abstracted the obstructing prostate.
It was straightforward and was performed nether an hr to accomplish—with nary cuts oregon insubstantial removed.
The singular part, according to Ekwueme, was that erection and ejaculation are preserved, dissimilar successful galore accepted surgeries.
One happening that stood retired was the professionalism exhibited by Prof. Ekwueme and his team. Every enactment successful the theatre was taken with meticulous care; determination was nary country for guesswork.
Addressing journalists aft the surgery, Prof. Ekwueme described the lawsuit arsenic “truly historic.”
“Today, I’ve performed the archetypal UroLift process successful Africa, and that’s so a milestone.
“This caller minimally invasive attraction for prostate enlargement offers the unsocial vantage that erection and ejaculation are afloat preserved aft the operation.”
The globally acclaimed Urological and Robotic Surgeon explained that the UroLift process is suitable for men whose prostate size does not transcend 80 millilitres and tin beryllium performed nether section oregon spinal anaesthesia. Patients typically instrumentality location the aforesaid day, dissimilar accepted procedures that necessitate infirmary admission.
According to the World Health Organisation, WHO, prostate disorders particularly prostate crab and benign enlargement person go a important wellness load successful Nigeria. WHO estimates that 1 successful six Nigerian men volition make a prostate information successful his lifetime, portion prostate crab accounts for implicit 29 percent of each antheral cancers successful the country.
Experts property the precocious mortality complaint to mediocre screening culture, precocious presentation, and inadequate entree to modern attraction options.
The acclaimed Urological and Robotic Surgeon judge innovations similar the UroLift process tin importantly trim the load by offering timely, safe, and effectual attraction wrong Nigeria.
Ekwueme expressed optimism that the caller process would assistance trim Nigeria’s dense dependence connected overseas aesculapian care.
“Nigerians question overseas for attraction and are often mistreated without respect,” helium lamented.
“With the UroLift present disposable here, patients nary longer request to question overseas successful hunt of help. It’s safe, modern, and accessible close present successful Nigeria.”
He added that beyond redeeming costs, the section availability of specified precocious attraction ensures amended follow-up, continuity of care, and prime control—factors often missing erstwhile Nigerians question attraction abroad.
Explaining the dangers of untreated prostate problems, Ekwueme said the information tin either beryllium benign oregon malignan...