Prostate removal is surgery to remove or destroy part or all of the prostate gland -- an organ at the base of the bladder in men.
See also: Benign prostatic hypertrophy
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Prostate removal can be performed many different ways, depending on the size of the prostate and what caused your prostate to grow.
Prostate removal may be recommended if you have: ...
A prostate removal, or radical prostatectomy, is usually done only to stop prostate cancer from spreading.
In TURP, a wire loop is used to cut away pieces of the prostate.
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I had surgery, a retropubic prostate removal. I was relatively young, 55, and nerve-sparing surgery was important for two reasons: incontinence and impotence. Going in from the front allowed the doctor to remove my lymph nodes for analysis.
It's the most commonly used form of prostate removal for two reasons. First, your surgeon can use the same incision to remove pelvic lymph nodes, which are tested to determine if the cancer has spread.
Half of men feel worse after prostate removal
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Urology procedures. More than half of prostate removals are now done this way.
Surgery for colon, bladder, and other cancers.
Coronary artery bypass surgery.
It may be done if the doctor thinks that a complete prostate removal surgery is too risky. In this case, TURP is done to remove part of the prostate to relieve urine blockage and lessen symptoms. It is not done to treat the cancer itself.
Artificial sphincter placement is a successful treatment for up to 9 out of 10 men who have incontinence after prostate removal. And more than 9 out of 10 men are happy with the artificial sphincter.1
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Most men who have prostate surgery have improvement in urine flow rates and symptoms. See prostate removal for a description of complications.
There are advantages and disadvantages to each approach. The retropubic approach allows the surgeon to take a lymph node sample at the same time as prostate removal. The perineal approach has a slightly shorter recovery time.
If it is cancer, removing the cancer usually relieves the pressure on the urethra Opens New Window. If prostate removal is not possible, surgery to relieve the pressure on the urethra (TURP Opens New Window) may be done.
Infrequent emptying of the bladder
Recent surgery or instrumentation of the genitourinary tract (especially prostate removal )
Birth defects of the genitourinary tract
Unprotected sex
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TURP is the most common surgical procedure used to treat BPH; the goal is to remove the tissue causing the obstruction with minimal damage to the surrounding areas. Prostate removal through an open incision in the abdomen is done only in cases where ...
Most women with incontinence have both stress and urge symptoms — a challenging situation. Mixed incontinence also occurs in men who have had prostate removal or surgery for an enlarged prostate, and in frail older people of either gender.
General surgery - hernia repair, varicose veins, piles (haemorrhoids).
Vascular surgery - repairs to the blood vessels of the leg.
Gynaecology - vaginal repair or operations on the bladder outlet.
Urology - prostate removal, ...
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Prostate Removal
The prostate is part of the male reproductive system. It is a small, round gland that is located in front of the rectum at the... Radiation Sickness ...
 See also: Surgery, Symptom, Cancer, Incontinence, Urinary tract
  
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