Perched Between The Legs Of His Patient, Urologist Jimmy Lam Looks Every Bit The Video Game Player

Armed with what appears to be a joystick and staring intently at a screen, Dr Lam wields the laser, vaporising tissue to form a canal through his patient’s prostate. In less than 90 minutes it is done.

Another South Australian man has been relieved of the symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia – a non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate.

Gone are symptoms such as difficult and frequent urination, a reduced stream, and a feeling that the bladder never completely empties – all of which can have an impact on quality of life.