Prostate Surgery

The prostate is part of the male reproductive system. Prostate disease is caused by its uncontrolled growth, especially in men over the age of 40. The prostate is located right at the exit of the urinary bladder. It has a diameter of about 4 cm and a weight of 20 g. When we observe the symptoms of the disease, difficulty in starting and ending urination, weak or intermittent urine flow, burning or pain when urinating, need to urinate frequently, feeling of not completely emptying the bladder, frequent urination at night, sudden urination, difficulty holding urine, continuous dripping after urination, inability to urinate, blood in urine or semen, painful ejaculation, pain in groin, hip, waist, back and / or legs. What is prostate surgery? In prostate enlargement (BPH), patients who do not respond to drug treatment, who initially respond to drug treatment, but whose drug becomes insufficient over time and cannot use drugs due to side effects, can be treated with an intervention. prostate surgery. Also, due to prostate enlargement; Prostate surgery should also be planned Prostat Ameliyatı Nedir?for patients with stones in the bladder, recurrent bleeding from the urinary tract, frequent urinary tract infections, and those who cannot empty urine at all. When determining the method of prostate surgery, the patient’s age, medications, additional diseases and the size of the prostate are taken into account. With the use of the laser in urology, surgical operations began to be performed using the laser in prostate surgery. These methods are; Greenlight laser, photoselective vaporization of the prostate (PVP); Thulium laser prostate enucleation (ThuLEP), thulium laser prostate resection (TmLRP), diode laser prostate enucleation (DiLEP), diode laser prostate vaporization (DiLVP), holmium laser prostate resection (HoLRP) and prostate enucleation with holmium laser (HoLEP).