Piedmont Medical Center – Fort Mill Offers Innovative Aquablation Therapy for Enlarged Prostate

Piedmont Medical Center – Fort Mill recently completed its first Aquablation therapy with the new HYDROS™ Robotic System, a platform to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), commonly known as an enlarged prostate. Aquablation therapy, now delivered by an AI-powered robotic system, is clinically proven to provide significant, durable BPH symptom relief while preserving sexual function and continence across prostates of all shapes and sizes. 

For millions of men, BPH is a reality of aging and impacts urinary function, making it difficult to urinate and fully empty the bladder. Common indicators that a man may be experiencing BPH are the need to urinate immediately or urgently, urinating more often than normal and urinating frequently at night. Without timely treatment, BPH can lead to severe health issues such as permanent bladder or kidney damage, bladder stones and incontinence. One in two men ages 51-60 have BPH and 99 percent of men say BPH impacts their quality of life. The standard treatment option today is surgery, but this has been shown to impact sexual function and continence.

Aquablation therapy was designed to offer a minimally invasive and effective solution for BPH, minimizing the need for men to choose between safety and efficacy. Aquablation therapy uses real-time, ultrasound-guided, robotic-assisted waterjet technology, allowing surgeons to create a personalized treatment plan that precisely targets which prostate tissue to remove and which to preserve. With this approach, critical anatomy can be safeguarded while removing problematic tissue.

“Providing this new type of technology is a testament to our commitment to bringing in the latest advancements in healthcare so our community has access to quality care, close to home,” said Piedmont Medical Center CEO, Teresa Urquhart.

About Piedmont Medical Center:
Piedmont Medical Center (PMC) is a 282-bed full-service, accredited Level III trauma hospital, with a comprehensive heart and vascular center and level III NICU that serves York County, South Carolina, and beyond. Piedmont Medical Center – Fort Mill is a 100-bed community hospital providing robotic surgical services, orthopedics, OB services, and a bariatric surgery program. PMC offers emergency services at three locations: Rock Hill, Fort Mill, and Gold Hill. Imaging services are provided through the Women’s Diagnostic Center at PMC – Rock Hill and Baxter Village in Fort Mill.