The Benefits of the Sonablate 500 and HIFU

• 1. Effective kills cancerous prostatic tissue and the treatment results are broadly comparable to standard therapies.
• 2. minimally invasive
• 3. outpatient general anesthetic
• 4. quick recovery
• 5. quality of life maintained
• 6. radiation free
• 7. no blood loss
• 8. repeatable if needed during follow up
• 9. low incidence of potential complications
• 10. no hospital stay

<20% impotence
<3% incontinence


no penile shortening
no increased risk of rectal cancer

minor temporary side effects like dysuria,urgency frequency are common after surgery but will disappear. Urinary retention is infrequent.

HIFU is ideal for localized prostate cancer and for any recurrences after:
external beam radiation(ebrt/imrt)
brachytherapy(seeds)
proton beam
cyberknife
surgery(conventional/robotic)
cryoablation
watchful waiting(increasing disease)