UroLift

Step 1 of the Procedure

The UroLift Delivery Device is placed through the obstructed urethra to access the enlarged prostate.

Step 2

Small UroLift Implants are permanently placed to lift or hold the enlarged prostate tissue out of the way and increase the opening of the urethra.  The permanent Implants are delivered through a small needle that comes out of the UroLift Delivery Device and into the prostate.

Step 3

The UroLift Delivery Device is removed, leaving an open urethra designed to provide symptom relief.

As with any medical procedure, individual results may vary. Most common side effects are mild to moderate and include pain or burning with urination, blood in the urine, pelvic pain, urgent need to urinate and/or the inability to control the urge. Most symptoms resolve within two to four weeks after the procedure.

Your consultation and procedure will be performed by Dr. Chris Blick, who is a Consultant Urological Surgeon with a proven track record in UroLift.

The UroLift System Treatment is a straightforward procedure that is performed by a urologist.  The urologist places tiny implants to hold the prostate lobes apart, like open curtains on a window, to relieve compression on the urethra.  This allows urine to flow normally again.  Typically, patients return home the same day without a catheter.

The UroLift System is an alternative for patients looking for something other than drug therapy or more invasive surgery. Treatment might be right for you if any of the following apply to you:

• You do not want to take another pill every day
• You have tried BPH medication but are unhappy with the  side effects
• You do not want to undergo major surgery due to potential surgical risks of side effects and complications
• You want a BPH solution that preserves your sexual function
• You want to regain your quality of life with minimal downtime

• Straightforward procedure
• Minimally invasive
• Minimal downtime
• Typically no catheter or overnight stay required after treatment
• Preservation of sexual function
• Durable results
• Rapid symptom relief, as early as 2 weeks post procedure

• Significant improvement in urinary flow rate
• 50% improvement in quality of life scores after procedure
• At 4 years only 14% of patients have required either repeat of an alternative treatment
• Patients return to preoperative activity within 3-5 days
• 0% erectile or ejaculatory dysfunction

Urolift is now established as a highly successful treatment of BPH and men with urinary tract symptoms.

See below for links to the scientific data on its success rates.

Canadian Journal of Urology 2017 – Roehrborn, et al. Five year results of the prospective randomized controlled prostatic urethral L.I.F.T. study.

Urology Clinics 2016 – Roehrborn CG. Prostatic urethral lift: a unique minimally invasive surgical treatment of male lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia.

J Urology 2016 – Sonksen J, Barber N, Speakman M, Berges R, Wetterauer U, Greene D, Sievert KD, Chapple C. Multi-National, prospective, randomized study of the prostatic urethral lift (PUL) vs. transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP): two year result.

European Urology 2015 – Sonksen, et al. Prospective, Randomized, Multinational Study of Prostatic Urethral Lift Versus Transurethral Resection of the Prostate: 12-month Results from the BPH6 Study.