Prostate Surgery

From the point of view of the anatomy of the man, the prostate is a gland situated in the male reproductive system, and its found bellow the bladder, in front of the rectum. It surrounds the part of the urethra just bellow the bladder, the tube that empties the bladder, and produces a fluid which forms a part of the content of the semen. Prostate cancer is that type of cancer that forms in the tissues of the prostate, and usually the older man presents prostate cancer. Three main prostate diseases can occur in the prostate gland: inflammation or infection, called prostitutes; enlargement, called benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH; and cancer.

Prostate surgery can be made in many ways. The most common procedures in the surgery of removing the prostate to treat non-cancerous enlargement are transurethral resection of the prostate or TURP, transurethral incision of the prostate or TUIP, and open prostatectomy. Transurethral resection of the prostate is used for glands bigger than 30 grams and less than 80 grams but this number depends on the experience of the surgeon, but in case when the prostate is bigger than 80 grams, open prostatectomy is recommended.

Transurethral incision of the prostate is when the decision regarding the type of prostatectomy to perform depends on the size of prostate gland, usually, is recommended for prostates less than 30 grams.

To perform an open prostatectomy an incision is made in the lower abdomen between the umbilicus and the penis through which the prostate gland is removed. This is a much more involved procedure and usually requires a longer hospitalization and recovery period and it?s less preferred both by the doctor and the patient. At the open prostatectomy is performed by the doctor general or spinal anesthesia. You will return from surgery with a Foley catheter in place and the drain of your bladder will be drained with a catheter. Also it?s used laparoscopic prostate surgery, even if in traditional surgery it?s a long incision down to the center of the abdomen and it?s a big recovery period this is the most used surgery. Laparoscopic surgery eliminates the need for the big incision. For result, you may experience less pain and scarring after surgery, more rapid recovery, in a day or two and less risk of infection after the operation. The surgeon is being guided by the laparoscope, which transmits a picture of the prostate on a video monitor.

Who is eligible for laparoscopy? If the cancer that has not spread outside the prostate and is not very aggressive, as well as a blood test less than 10 the patient is eligible, if he had previous open or laparoscopic pelvic surgery, even for completely another reason, or a history of hormone treatment which reduces the size of the prostate tumor.

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