Mr Tev Aho

I met Mr Aho for my consultation on 16th June 2026. His whole demeanour, professionalism and knowledge was by far the best I have ever encountered. His understanding of my medical history was on point which he explained with real empathy and when I advised him I had been self catheterising for over a month his response was, “we cant have that”. He advised discontinuing Tamsulosin as it was not helping in my current state of urinary retention and quality advisory information to prepare for the procedure was forwarded without delay I feel compelled to share my difficult journey that brought me to such a life changing outcome. I had undergone a TURPS procedure roughly 7 years ago and over the last 12 months was struggling to urinate and was prone to urine infection requiring hospitalisation earlier in the year. This culminated in acute urine retention whilst in Spain and I had to go to A&E in the early hours of the morning. A massive amount of urine was drained and I was catheterised. I cut short my holiday and returned to the UK as soon as I could arrange a flight. My options when discussed with my then urology Professor appeared limited to self catheterisation so I decided to look for alternatives and that is how I found Mr Tev Aho and HoLEP. My procedure went ahead on 1st July and my TWOK was carried out the following morning. I urinated with real power and on my 3rd urination showed minimal retention of 37ml.This considerably surpassed my expectations unlike my previous TWOK’s. The first after TURPS was challenging with much higher retention and more recently after a u...

I found Mr Aho very approachable and put me at ease. He explained everything thoroughly before and after the operation

HoLEP with EP all went as planned and urinary and sexual function working as described in pre op session.... if not better.

Mr Aho carried an ejaculation-sparing HoLEP operation for me in July 2026. The operation was successful with no complications. With hindsight, I should have explored this before my problems with BPH became acute. Post-operation recovery followed the expected timeline. I was very happy with Mr Aho's explanation of the procedure and guidance on what to expect. The Nuffield Hospital at Cambridge was caring and efficient. I am grateful to have been treated with a short lead time.

Despite having PSA regularly for a long period of time and after many years of getting up 3-4 times each night to visit the bathroom, things came to a head in May this year (2026) I had to attend A&E on 3 consecutive nights with my prostate problems. After a scan revealed an enlarged prostate i decided after advice to see Mr Aho for a consultation at the Spire in Cambridge in mid June. I was reassured by Mr Aho’s explanation of the HoLEP procedure, he took so much time with me and was considerate and kind regarding my worries due to my age (81) and the size of my prostate - in his words ‘it’s HUGE’ I left the consultation feeling very positive. Two weeks later on the 2nd July, i was admitted to the Princess Grace in London to undergo the HoLEP procedure - this was on the same day. During this procedure Mr Aho also removed bladder stones. After an overnight stay i was discharged home with my plan. My recovery went just as planned, visits in the night have reduced to once and after 15 weeks i now feel 100%. I cannot praise Mr Aho and his team highly enough, from the first consultation to the post operative consultation on the 28th September! This includes everyone at the Princess Grace who were all wonderful. So please do it, go and see Mr Aho NOW!

I cannot praise Mr Aho and his HoLEP procedure highly enough. He is kind, considerate, informative and very thorough from the initial consultation to the follow-up consultation a few weeks after HoLEP. For me, the HoLEP procedure was a huge success. Transformative. Before the op, my BPH meant I had very weak and hesitant flow and was going to the bathroom up to 5 times a night. I was getting very close to being urinary retentive which would have meant a trip to A&E and a catheter. My bladder was retaining too much fluid causing frequent daytime trips to the loo. After the procedure I achieved 5 times the previous flow rate and my bladder was emptying nearly completely (As tested at the follow-up consultation). All the pre-op symptoms had gone. Nighttime trips were down to one or none. Thus improving sleep quality. Extra benefit: Bowel health improved significantly aswell. The first night after the procedure was spent in hospital and was uncomfortable with a catheter in place. However I was fortunate to have an excellent and knowledgeable male nurse from central/eastern europe. If you have BPH and its annoying symptoms, dont hesitate any longer, go and see Mr Aho.

For some 18 months I suffered with an enlarged benign prostate leading to urinary retention and several painful catheterisations requiring A&E visits. My urologist only offered medication that would take 6 months to work with possible serious side effects. On my brother’s recommendation, I contacted Mr Tev Aho. From my telephone consultation on 11.6.26 to my HoLEP operation at The Princess Grace Hospital on 19.6.26 the care was first class. Mr Aho is approachable, caring and reassuring, as were the anaesthetist, nurses and all hospital staff. I was able to urinate shortly after surgery - such a relief. I stayed an extra night on his advice as I was travelling home by train alone and travelled home on 21.6.26. The operation has changed my life. I cannot thank Mr Aho, his PA and the team at The Princess Grace Hospital enough. Highly recommended - many thanks again. R.A.T.

After a number of years of living a life based around when i would see the next loo, of being embarrassed at the number of times i needed to stop on journeys to find a pee stop and of repeat frequency, I finally decided i needed to explore surgical options to manage my enlarged prostate. A friend recommended Mr Aho for the 'life changing' experience they said they had experienced after a HoLEP operation by him. Looking at the stats on available urologists who could undertake the operation, Mr Aho was the obvious choice for his vastly numerically superior number of these operations undertaken ad his much wider experience. I had an initial phone call with Mr Aho that i assumed would be brief, but received a long and detailed call from him in which he listened to my own experience, explained the pre-op scans / test data that had been undertaken, fully explained the operation in simple terms and then gave me post-op expectations. All my questions were answered fully and i came away from the call feeling very aware of the HoLEP process, potential risks and benefits. On admission for the operation Mr Aho again explained everything in detail and left me feeling very reassured. The operation itself was pain free. An overnight stay due to a standard post-op catheter being in place that was removed the following morning. Mr Aho again explained what he had found and his confidence in the operation results for me and i was then discharged with all reassuring details of the likely post-op process. I could not have been more impressed with his manner / information and skill.

Prior to seeing Tev Aho in 2023, I had suffered for 12 years and had numerous failed procedures. Tev Aho's intervention was nothing short of miraculous. In 2026 I was unlucky to develop a stricture. Mr Aho stepped in again and doubled my max flow rate to a phenomenal 52mls/s. Having experienced many other urologists, I can say with confidence that Mr Aho is peerless.

I recently received an adrenalectomy to remove a melanoma tumour from my right adrenal gland. I was in the care of Mr Aho. From the first meeting to discuss the procedure, through the surgery and into the postoperative consultation, I found Mr Aho was genuinely interested in me and my health. He was calm and clear in his communication and made me feel at ease. I was lucky to have Mr Aho looking after me. Thank you.