In a major medical milestone, a 30-year-old man struggling with bladder neck obstruction has found relief through a minimally invasive procedure performed at hospital in Thane.

The patient had been experiencing troubling urinary symptoms, but was successfully treated by Dr. Aakil Khan, urologist at KIMS Hospitals using the iTind device, believed to be a next-generation solution that opens the blocked passage without the need for major surgery, a catheter, or an overnight hospital stay.

The iTind procedure, done under sedation, offers a key advantage over traditional treatments: it preserves sexual function, causes minimal discomfort, and allows same-day discharge.

During the procedure, a slender, three-strut nitinol device is inserted through the urethra into the prostatic urethra and bladder neck. Under direct vision with a cystoscope, the device is carefully positioned in the precise area of obstruction. Once deployed, it expands gently, applying controlled radial pressure to the surrounding prostatic and bladder neck tissue. Over the course of 5–7 days, this pressure gradually reshapes and remodels the obstructing tissue without cutting, heating, or ablating it.