{"id":4331,"date":"2021-08-22T13:59:07","date_gmt":"2021-08-22T13:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saince.com\/?p=4331"},"modified":"2023-04-28T09:41:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T13:41:30","slug":"first-tulsa-procedure-performed-at-yale-new-haven-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saince.com\/blog\/first-tulsa-procedure-performed-at-yale-new-haven-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"First TULSA Procedure Performed at Yale New Haven Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On July 13, the first transurethral localized sonographic ablation (TULSA) procedure was performed at Yale New Haven Hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">TULSA is a minimally-invasive procedure, performed with the patient under anesthesia, to treat localized prostate cancer while protecting tissue surrounding the prostate. It uses heat generated by a high intensity ultrasound to kill cancer cells. MRI guidance and MR thermometry are used during the TULSA procedure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Almost all other ablation technologies require transrectal ultrasound guidance, so TULSA is unique in that it ablates prostate tissue through the urethra.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Multiple studies have also shown this technology to have excellent efficacy in treating lower-grade prostate cancers because of its whole-gland approach, while maintaining a superior risk profile because of the treatment area precision that MRI guidance provides.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.yale.edu\/news-article\/first-tulsa-procedure-performed-at-yale-new-haven-hospital\/\" class=\"broken_link\">https:\/\/medicine.yale.edu\/news-article\/first-tulsa-procedure-performed-at-yale-new-haven-hospital\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 13, the first transurethral localized sonographic ablation (TULSA) procedure was performed at Yale New Haven Hospital. 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