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  Prostate resection - minimally invasiveDefinitionMinimally invasive prostate resection is surgery to remove part of the prostate gland, to treat an enlarged prostate. The surgery will improve the flow of urine through the urethra, the tube that carries urine from the bladder outside of your body. It can be done in several different ways. There is no incision (cut) in your skin. See also: Alternative NamesLaser prostatectomy; Transurethral needle ablation; TUNA; Transurethral incision; TUIP; Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate; HoLep; Interstitial laser coagulation; ILC; Photoselective vaporization of the prostate; PVP; Transurethral electrovaporization; TUVP; Transurethral microwave thermotherapy; TUMT DescriptionThese procedures are usually done in your doctor's office or at an outpatient surgery clinic. The surgery can be done in many different ways, depending on the size of your prostate and what caused it to grow. Your doctor will consider the size of your prostate, how healthy you are, and what type of surgery you may want. All of these procedures are done by passing an instrument through the opening in your penis. You will be given general anesthesia (asleep and pain-free), spinal or epidural anesthesia (awake but pain-free), or local anesthesia and sedation. Choices are:
Why the Procedure Is PerformedAn enlarged prostate can make it hard for you to urinate. You may also get urinary tract infections. Removing all, or part, of the prostate can gland can make these symptoms better. Before you have surgery, your doctor will suggest you change how you eat or drink. You may also try some medicines. Your doctor may recommend prostate removal if you:
RisksRisks for any surgery are:
Additional risks for this surgery are:
Before the ProcedureYou will have many visits with your doctor and tests before surgery:
If you are a smoker, you should stop several weeks before the surgery. Your doctor or nurse can help. Always tell your doctor or nurse what drugs, vitamins, and other supplements you are taking, even ones you bought without a prescription. During the weeks before your surgery:
On the day of your surgery:
After the ProcedureYou will probably go home the day you have surgery, or the day after. You may still have a catheter in your bladder when you leave the hospital. Outlook (Prognosis)These procedures can usually relieve your symptoms. But you have a higher chance of needing a second surgery in 5 to 10 years than if you have transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). Some of these less invasive surgeries may cause fewer problems with controlling your urine or sexual performance than with the standard TURP. Talk to your doctor. You may have burning with urination, blood in your urine, need to urinate more often, and need to urinate suddenly. ReferencesFitzpatrick JM. Minimally invasive and endoscopic management of benign prostatic hyperplasia. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 88.
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