Surgery is the
treatment most likely to relieve BPH symptoms. However, it also has
the most complications. Doctors use three kinds of surgery for BPH:
• Transurethral
resection of the prostate (TURP) is the most common. After the
patient is given anesthesia, the doctor inserts a special instrument
into the urethra through the penis. With the instrument, the doctor
then removes part of the prostate to lessen its obstruction.
• Transurethral
incision of the prostate (TUIP) may be used when the prostate is not
too enlarged. In this procedure, the doctor passes an instrument
through the urethra to make one or two small cuts in the prostate.
• Open surgery
is used when the prostate is very enlarged. In open surgery, the
surgeon makes an incision in the abdomen or between the scrotum and
the anus to remove prostate tissue.
Costa Mesa
California USA
Bhutan, Thimphu
Benalla, Victoria
Belgium, Brussels
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Kenya Nairobi
Hartford, Connecticut
Sweden, Stockholm
Joondalup Victoria Australia
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