Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is a medical procedure that may help treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Medicare covers TURP for people who meet their requirements. Yes, Medicare ...

Source: Getty Images Using the US nationwide Epic Cosmos database, investigators analyzed over 420,000 real-world BPH procedures performed from 2014 to 2024. In a real-world study, minimally invasive ...

In a recent study, transurethral resection of the prostate identified only 54% of prostate cancers. Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is effective for treating benign prostatic ...

At University of Utah Health, our urologists have years of experience treating men with enlarged prostate issues — also known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). When other lines of treatment ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m an 80-year-old male who learned from a much younger male about the tremendous improvement he’s had in his life since undergoing a TURP (transurethral resection of the prostate) ...

Original Medicare (parts A and B) covers medically necessary prostate surgeries, including treatments for an enlarged prostate and prostate cancer. Medicare covers various prostate procedures, ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Because of an enlarged prostate, my guy wasn’t getting much sleep at night. So, he had the best urologist in town do the TURP procedure in hopes of resolving the problem. He was ...

To compile the list, published Nov. 18, Healthgrades analyzed hospitals’ quality performance for prostate removal surgery and transurethral prostate resection surgery using 2017-19 Medicare Provider ...

An ultrasound-based treatment for prostate cancer showed better safety and operative metrics versus robotic radical prostatectomy in an early analysis of a first-ever randomized trial. After 6 months ...