Apollo Hospitals, Bengaluru performs India's first EXIME temporary prostatic stent procedure; five patients treated.
Apollo HOSPITALS Apollo Hospitals, Bengaluru performs India's first EXIME temporary prostatic stent procedure; five patients treated Bengaluru, 17 September 2026: In a significant advancement in minimally invasive urological care, Apollo Hospitals, Seshadripuram, Bengaluru, has become one of the first hospitals in India to adopt EXIME Temporary Prostatic Urethral Stent technology, with Dr T. Manohar and his team successfully performing the procedure on five patients. The EXIME temporary stent is designed to keep the prostatic urinary passage open, allowing patients to pass urine while they await definitive treatment or when surgery is not appropriate. The stent can remain in place for one year, creating a window to stabilise the patient's medical condition or plan further treatment. The five patients included A 73-year-old high-risk cardiac patient with recurrent urinary retention, urinary infections and previous severe urosepsis, who required uninterrupted blood-th...