Transurethral Needle Ablation (TUNA)
Current as of: May 28, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:E. Gregory Thompson, MD – Internal Medicine & Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & J. Curtis Nickel, MD, FRCSC – Urology
Transurethral needle ablation (TUNA) is a procedure used to treat the symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). This procedure uses heat to destroy specific areas of the prostate that are blocking urine flow. A needle-shaped device is inserted up the urethra inside a tube called a catheter. The tube protects other…