NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Prostate size affects the technical difficulty of radical prostatectomy -- total surgical removal of the prostate gland as a treatment for prostate cancer -- but not the ...

Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) is safe and effective for treating symptomatic BPH independent of prostate size, according to a report in BJU International (2008;101:1536-1541). In ...

Like 80 percent of men his age, 60-year-old Harold Bernstein developed an enlarged prostate. One common symptom was difficulty using the bathroom. "My bladder was not emptying. My kidney was in ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Enlarged prostate – also called benign prostate hyperplasia, or BPH – is one of the most common prostate conditions in men over 50. Because the prostate surrounds the urethra, even ...

Untreated prostate enlargement can sometimes lead to worsening urinary symptoms, urinary retention, recurrent infections, ...