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  1. Treatment for an enlarged prostate will depend on how severe your symptoms are. If you have mild symptoms, you do not usually need immediate treatment. Your doctor will agree with you if and when you need more check-ups.

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      Treatment. Symptoms of an enlarged prostate include: finding...

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    • Transurethral Resection of The Prostate
    • Open Prostatectomy
    • Prostatic Urethral Lift (PUL) Implants
    • Cystoplasty
    • Prostate Artery Embolisation
    • Botulinum Toxin
    • Implanted Sacral Nerve Root Stimulation
    • Urinary Diversion
    • Water Ablation
    • Greenlight XPS

    TURPinvolves removing part of the prostate gland using a device called a resectoscope that's passed through the urethra (the tube through which urine passes out of the body). It's suitable for men who have an enlarged prostate.

    During an open prostatectomy, the prostate gland is removed through a cut in your body. It's suitable for men who have an enlarged prostate over a certain size.

    A surgeon inserts implants that hold the enlarged prostate away from the urethra, so it is not blocked. This helps to relieve symptoms such as pain or difficulty when peeing.

    Cystoplasty is a procedure to increase the size of the bladder by sewing a piece of tissue from the intestine into the bladder wall. This may help men whose bladder muscle contracts before it's full.

    A catheter is inserted into an artery in your groin or wrist. Using X‑ray guidance, it's passed into the blood vessels that supply the prostate gland. Tiny plastic particles are injected into these vessels to reduce the prostate gland's blood supply, which shrinks it. The potential benefits of prostate artery embolisation compared with surgery are ...

    This procedure involves injections of botulinum toxin into the walls of your bladder. It may help men whose bladder muscle contracts before the bladder is full.

    A small electrical device is implanted under your skin and sends bursts of electrical signals to your bladder and urine system for better control. This is suitable for men whose bladder muscle contracts before their bladder is full.

    Urinary diversion involves linking the tubes that connect your kidneys to your bladder directly to the outside of the body, so urine can be collected without flowing into your bladder. This is suitable for men whose symptoms cannot be managed by self-management and medicine, and who cannot have – or do not want – cystoplasty or sacral nerve root st...

    Water ablation is a new treatment for prostate enlargement. There are 2 types of water ablation procedure. In the first, water is injected into the prostate using a probe passed up the urethra. The pressure of the water is then used to destroy some of the prostate tissue, making it smaller. The second type is very similar except steam, rather than ...

    Another new treatment for prostate enlargement is Greenlight XPS. This is a type of laser that can be used to destroy prostate tissue. The laser is fired through a small tube which is passed up the urethra. Research shows the technique works as well as other older techniques and it also tends to have a faster recovery time. But as with water ablati...

  2. Treatment. Symptoms of an enlarged prostate include: finding it difficult to start peeing. straining to pee. having a weak flow of urine. "stop-start" peeing. needing to pee urgently and/or frequently. needing to get up frequently in the night to pee. accidentally leaking urine (urinary incontinence)

  3. What are the symptoms? Peeing more often, needing to pee urgently or leaking, waking up at night to pee. Feeling like your bladder doesn’t completely empty. Problems with flow. You may have problems with erections. What can I do about an enlarged prostate? Do nothing – you can always choose not to have treatment. At the GP (Part 1)

  4. Sep 14, 2023 · Evidence-based recommendations on transurethral water-jet ablation for lower urinary tract symptoms caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia. This involves injecting a high-speed jet of water into the prostate to destroy some of the prostate tissue and widen the urethra.

  5. Treating benign prostate enlargement. The treatment for an enlarged prostate gland will depend on how severe your symptoms are. The 3 main treatments are: lifestyle changes; medication; surgery

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  7. Sep 6, 2024 · Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) presents with both storage symptoms (frequency, urgency, nocturia, and incontinence) and voiding symptoms (weak stream, dribbling, dysuria, straining).

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