1.9- Benefits

What are the Benefits of Ablatherm® HIFU?

The treatment of localized prostate cancer with High Intensity Focused Ultrasound has many advantages:

• Destruction of the cancerous tissue with NO risk of injury to the surrounding organs.
• Patient does not undergo any radiation exposure.
• sually no hospital stay is required.
• Treatment is performed under spinal or epidural anesthesia.
• Treatment can be repeated if necessary.
• Other therapeutic alternatives can be considered in case of incomplete results.
• Ablatherm® HIFU can be used for the treatment of local recurrences (i.e. after external beam radiotherapy).