{"id":12001,"date":"2025-08-01T12:42:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T16:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rigicon.com\/glossary-term\/photoselective-vaporization-of-the-prostate-pvp\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T18:04:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T22:04:24","slug":"vaporizacion-fotoselectiva-de-la-prostata-vfp","status":"publish","type":"glossary-term","link":"https:\/\/www.rigicon.com\/es\/glossary-term\/vaporizacion-fotoselectiva-de-la-prostata-vfp\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaporizaci\u00f3n Fotoselectiva de la Pr\u00f3stata (VFP)"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","glossary-category":[112],"glossary-product":[],"class_list":["post-12001","glossary-term","type-glossary-term","status-publish","hentry","glossary-category-surgical-procedures"],"acf":{"gt-definition":"<p>La vaporizaci\u00f3n fotoselectiva de la pr\u00f3stata (VFP) es un procedimiento l\u00e1ser m\u00ednimamente invasivo que utiliza un l\u00e1ser de luz verde de alta potencia para eliminar de forma selectiva el exceso de tejido prost\u00e1tico que causa la obstrucci\u00f3n urinaria.<sup>1<\/sup> El procedimiento emplea un l\u00e1ser con una longitud de onda de 532 nm que es absorbido espec\u00edficamente por la hemoglobina del tejido prost\u00e1tico, lo que produce una vaporizaci\u00f3n r\u00e1pida y una eliminaci\u00f3n precisa del tejido agrandado.<sup>2<\/sup> Durante la VFP, se introduce una fibra fina a trav\u00e9s de la uretra mediante un cistoscopio, lo que permite al cirujano aplicar energ\u00eda l\u00e1ser que vaporiza r\u00e1pidamente el tejido prost\u00e1tico obstructivo y crea un campo quir\u00fargico pr\u00e1cticamente exang\u00fce.<sup>3<\/sup> Esta t\u00e9cnica crea de forma eficaz un canal amplio a trav\u00e9s de la pr\u00f3stata, lo que restablece de inmediato el flujo urinario natural y alivia los s\u00edntomas del tracto urinario inferior asociados a la hiperplasia benigna de pr\u00f3stata (HBP).<sup>4<\/sup><\/p>","gt-synonyms":"PVP, Prostatectom\u00eda con l\u00e1ser GreenLight, PvP de luz verde, Cirug\u00eda l\u00e1ser PVP, Tratamiento con l\u00e1ser de luz verde, Vaporizaci\u00f3n fotoselectiva de la pr\u00f3stata, Terapia con l\u00e1ser GreenLight XPS","gt-citation":"[1] Chughtai B, Te AE. Photoselective vaporization of the prostate for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia. Expert Rev Med Devices. 2011 Sep;8(5):591-5. DOI: 10.1586\/erd.11.25\n\n[2] Te AE, Malloy TR, Stein BS, Ulchaker JC, Nseyo UO, Hai MA, Malek RS. Photoselective vaporization of the prostate for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: 12-month results from the first United States multicenter prospective trial. J Urol. 2004 Oct;172(4 Pt 1):1404-8. DOI: 10.1097\/01.ju.0000139541.68542.f6\n\n[3] Zang YC, Deng XX, Yang DR, Xue BX, Xu LJ, Liu XL, Zhou YB, Shan YX. Photoselective vaporization of the prostate with GreenLight 120-W laser versus transurethral resection of the prostate for benign prostatic hyperplasia: a systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Lasers Med Sci. 2016 Feb;31(2):235-40. DOI: 10.1007\/s10103-015-1843-1\n\n[4] Pascoe C, Ow D, Perera M, et al. Optimising patient outcomes with photoselective vaporization of the prostate (PVP): a review. Transl Androl Urol. 2017 Jul;6(Suppl 2):S133-S141. DOI: 10.21037\/tau.2017.05.14. 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El cirujano introduce un cistoscopio a trav\u00e9s de la uretra hasta la pr\u00f3stata y, a continuaci\u00f3n, aplica la energ\u00eda l\u00e1ser mediante una fibra especializada para vaporizar el tejido obstructivo.<sup>1<\/sup> La mayor\u00eda de los pacientes experimentan una mejor\u00eda inmediata del flujo urinario, y los estudios muestran aumentos significativos del flujo m\u00e1ximo (Qmax) desde valores basales medios de 7,8 ml\/s hasta 22,6 ml\/s a los 12 meses del procedimiento.<sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\n    \n    <p>La recuperaci\u00f3n suele ser r\u00e1pida: la mayor\u00eda de los pacientes necesitan sondaje durante menos de 24 horas, y muchos quedan sin sonda inmediatamente despu\u00e9s del procedimiento.<sup>3<\/sup> Los pacientes suelen reanudar sus actividades normales en 2-3 d\u00edas y presentan un dolor posoperatorio m\u00ednimo.<sup>3<\/sup> Los resultados a largo plazo muestran una mejor\u00eda sostenida de los s\u00edntomas urinarios, y los estudios notifican reducciones 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