the hospital, the patient had been suffering from prolonged difficulty in urination along with repeated episodes of urinary retention, which had considerably impacted his quality of life ...

Doctor explains minimally invasive laser procedure removes enlarged prostate, reduces bleeding, and prevents kidney failure ...

Laser Prostatectomy for BPH On the Rise From 2001-2009, the procedure replaced nearly 50% of transurethral resections of the prostate. Laser prostatectomy use has increased substantially as a ...

During the procedure, surgeons observed significant enlargement of the prostate and bladder changes associated with long-term ...

Using a high-pressure water jet to operate on an enlarged prostate can better preserve the ability to ejaculate, compared with standard laser surgery, finds research. The technique has similar ...

Every year, hundreds of thousands of men receive a prostate cancer diagnosis and immediately face a decision that medical ...

The most common surgery for prostate cancer is a radical prostatectomy. This surgery involves taking out the entire prostate gland, some lymph nodes and other nearby tissue, like the seminal vesicles ...

At the recent American Urological Association (AUA) annual meeting, focal therapies for localized prostate cancer took center stage, moving from a niche option to a recognized alternative to surgery ...

Surgery is a complicated endeavor. Even a successful surgery can lead to complications, and even the best surgeons sometimes ...