Transurethral incision of the prostate:Doctors perform this procedure using a resectoscope, but instead of removing the prostate tissue, deep incisions are made into the prostate. This procedure has fewer side effects than a TURP, however, is only useful for small prostate glands. Laser procedures...
A prostatic urethral lift, or UroLift, may be used to hold the prostate away from the urethra. This makes the urethra wider so urine can pass through more easily. Surgery may be used to relieve your symptoms if other treatments do not work. Extra tissue that is causing your symptoms may ...
In general, men with severe symptoms or significantly enlarged prostates tend to require physical removal of prostate tissue through procedures performed in the operating room, where advanced laser procedures have emerged as alternatives to TURP. Laser surgery has undergone changes recently with the devel...
A variation of this procedure that uses a telescope rather than ultrasound is called visualized laser assisted prostatectomy (VLAP).While surgery usually is done as an elective procedure, some men need to have surgery if their bladder becomes blocked completely....
Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP) TURP is a surgical procedure for relief of BPH. In this procedure an instrument is inserted through the penis and into the urethra to remove some of the prostate tissue. Transurethral Laser Surgery ...
Surgery and Minimally Invasive Procedures For moderate to severe BPH, you may need a medical procedure to relieve your symptoms. There are a variety of procedures, including laser therapy, microwave heat, orprostate tissue compression. Partial prostate removal and full removal are more invasive but ...
Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP) is a revolutionary procedure for severely enlarged prostates. Austin Urology Institute is one of a handful of practices in the country that offers HoLEP. We are the first in Austin to perform the procedure, and conduct over 100 HoLEPs each yea...
Here are 10 different types of BPH surgery. Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP).Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is a common surgery used to treat the prostate and is considered the gold standard. In this procedure, the doctor scrapes away the innermost core of the pro...
The surgery of the enlarged prostateNo abstract is available for this article.doi:10.1002/bjs.1800031114Graham SimpsonSheffieldJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd.British Journal of Surgery
BPH is an enlarged prostate. Most men deal with an enlarged prostate at some point in life, which leads to urinary symptoms like urgent need to go and weak stream.