Medicare usually covers TURP surgery, which doctors may perform at an ambulatory surgical center or in a hospital. Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is a medical procedure that may help ...

A new procedure at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley is helping men with a common medical issue as they age. While stress incontinence is a common issue in women‚ leading to urinary leakage ...

The treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) that causes lower urinary tract symptoms has advanced enormously since the days when it was a simple choice between no treatment with reassurance, ...

Bipolar enucleation significantly reduced IPSS in men with large prostates and obstructed bladder necks, but the procedure led to a high rate of retrograde ejaculation. Bipolar enucleation of the ...

Contemporary, real-world data suggest men with BPH have the lowest reoperation risk after laser enucleation and simple prostatectomy. MISTs appear less durable than TURP. Men who undergo laser ...

—A recent meta-analysis of 35 studies showed that TURP was associated with lower odds of early and persistent LUTS compared with ablation and enucleation. After surgery for benign prostatic ...

The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has published new practice guidance for the use of prostatic artery embolization (PAE) to treat enlarged prostate (also called benign prostatic ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Last summer, a city policeman came to my door. My doctor had been unable to contact me with the results of a recent blood test and called the police. The policeman handed me a card ...