Although the overall rates of transurethral surgery for BPH remained stable during the study period at 248/100,000 men in 2001 and 233 per 100,000 men in 2009, laser prostatectomy use increased ...

Radiotherapy with ADT outperforms radical prostatectomy strategies in reducing the risk for distant metastasis but results in ...

Transitioning to outpatient surgery Patients with BPH who undergo transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) or suprapubic prostatectomy stay one or two nights in the hospital with a catheter ...

Tsai threads a sheath up the urethra to get to the prostate along with a laser and camera. Surgery typically takes 90 minutes to four hours, depending on the size of the prostate.

For patients facing advanced prostate cancer, the idea of surgery is not a one-size-fits-all solution. It’s a highly nuanced ...

Standard laser surgery for BPH includes Holmium laser prostate surgery (HoLEP) and Thulium laser enucleation of the prostate (ThuLEP), which break up or vaporise excess prostate tissue.

According to the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) registry from 2011 to 2017, a total of 35,130 men (59.0%) underwent an initial transurethral ...

Focal laser ablation (FLA) for prostate cancer shows "promising early oncologic results" and "acceptable morbidity" in men with low- to intermediate-risk prostate cancer, concludes a new single ...

If you're making more bathroom trips than sleep cycles, it might be time to talk about your prostate. In this episode, the Who Cares guys sit down with Dr. Kelli Gross, a standout urologist at ...