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male reproductive anatomy, prostate gland, prostatectomy, turp, prostatectomy, turp, suprapubic prostatectomy, transurethral resection, the prostate, tuip, open prostatectomy, prostate gland, organ, the bladder in men, tissues, in the gland, surgically removed, destroyed, a way to treat prostate enlargement, benign prostatic hypertrophy, prostate cancer symptoms of an enlarged prostate, frequent urination, small amounts of urine, need to urinate at night, difficulty starting a stream of urine, slow stream of urine, urine dripping out of urethra after urination, dribbling, feeling that bladder is never empty, urinary tract infection, relieved by removing, the prostate gland, number of different ways, depending on the size, the prostate, the prostate enlargement, three most common procedures, surgically removing the prostate to treat non-cancerous enlargement, transurethral resection, the prostate, turp, transurethral incision, the prostate, tuip, open prostatectomy, decision regarding the type of prostatectomy to perform depends on the size of prostate gland, generally, prostates less than 30 grams, tuip, glands bigger than 30 grams, less than 80 grams, number depends on the experience, the surgeon, turp is performed, prostate is bigger than 80 grams, open prostatectomy, turp, transurethral resection, the prostate, gold standard treatment, most common surgical procedure, benign prostatic hyperplasia, bph, turp is performed, using spinal, general anesthesia, a special kind of cystoscope, tubelike instrument, inserted, penis, the urethra to reach the prostate gland, a special cutting instrument is inserted, the cystoscope to remove the prostate gland piece by piece, blood vessels, cauterized, electric current is applied to stop the bleeding, surgery, a foley catheter, artificial tube to remove urine, placed to help drain the bladder after surgery, urine, initially appear very bloody, a bladder irrigation solution attached, catheter to continuously flush the catheter, keeping it from becoming clogged, blood, tissue, bleeding, gradually decrease, catheter, removed, 1 to 3 days, remain, in the hospital, 1 to 3 days, tuip, transurethral incision, the prostate, tuip, similar to turp, performed, a relatively small prostate, performed on an outpatient basis, does not, require a hospital stay, a small incision is made, in the prostatic tissue to enlarge the lumen, opening, the urethra, bladder outlet, improving the urine flow rate, reducing the symptoms of bph, a foley catheter placed to help drain the bladder after surgery, catheter, remain in place, few days after surgery, a key advantage, tuip, preservation of normal ejaculation, one difference, turp, tuip is what happens to ejaculate after orgasm, turp causes, ejaculate fluid to be projected, bladder instead of, the penis, tuip procedure, continues, the ejaculate fluid to be expressed, the penis, normal way, unfortunately, not candidates, tuip, due to configuration of prostates, open prostatectomy, the transurethral approach is more commonly used, surgical approaches to removal, the prostate gland, transvesical, retropubic, suprapubic approach, used, primary advantage, the transurethral approach, does not create an external incision, difficult to remove a large prostate using turp, perform an open prostatectomy, suprapubic, retropubic prostatectomy, an incision is made, in the lower abdomen between the umbilicus, belly-button, penis, the prostate gland is removed, more involved procedure, a longer hospitalization, recovery period, open prostatectomy is performed, spinal anesthesia, return from surgery, a foley catheter in place, a suprapubic catheter, inserted, in the abdominal wall to help drain the bladder, a bladder irrigation solution attached, catheter to continuously flush the catheter, keeping it from becoming clogged, blood, a drainage tube, in the abdominal cavity to drain excess blood, fluids, urine, initially appear very bloody, should resolve, foley catheter, suprapubic catheters, remain in place, 5 days to a few weeks, bladder has sufficiently healed, newer techniques, various other procedures, that destroy prostate tissue, heat generated by microwaves, lasers, generally seek to remove prostate tissue, better control over bleeding, quicker healing, photoselective vaporization, the prostate, pvp, the newer laser technologies, an outpatient procedure, patient goes home on the same day, examples include transurethral laser incision, the prostate, tulip, visual laser ablation, vlap, transurethral needle ablation, tuna, procedures have demonstrated short-term effectiveness in select patients, have not had adequate long-term testing, prostate removal recommended, inability to completely empty the bladder, urinary retention, recurrent bleeding, prostate, bladder stones, prostate enlargement, extremely slow urination, stage a, b prostate cancer, increased pressure on the ureters, kidneys, hydronephrosis, from urinary retention, prostate surgery is not recommended, men, blood clotting disorders, bladder disease, neurogenic bladder, risks, anesthesia, reactions to medications, problems breathing, surgery, bleeding, infection, additional risks, urine control, incontinence, difficulty achieving, maintaining an erection, impotence, loss of sperm fertility, infertility, passing the semen, bladder instead of out, the urethra, retrograde ejaculation, urethral stricture, tightening, the urinary outlet, turp is typically successful at removing the symptoms of an enlarged prostate, some sources report that, 10 years, 20%, the people, require another surgery to remove additional prostate tissue, tuip has been shown to successfully relieve the symptoms of bph, a relatively small prostate gland, open prostatectomy is successful in relieving the symptoms of bph, hospital stay, open prostatectomy, 4 to 7 days, complete recovery from surgery, take 3 weeks, drink plenty of fluids to help flush fluids, the bladder, avoid coffee, cola drinks, alcoholic beverages, cause irritation, the bladder, urethra.


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