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  2. Surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia - Wikipedia

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    Invasive therapies. There are two invasive surgical procedures done for BPH: Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP): In general prior to emergence of laser technologies, TURP had been considered the gold standard of prostate interventions for people who require a procedure. This involves removing (part of) the prostate by inserting a ...

  3. Prostatic stent - Wikipedia

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    A prostatic stent is a stent used to keep open the male urethra and allow the passing of urine in cases of prostatic obstruction and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Prostatic obstruction [1] is a common condition with a variety of causes. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the most common cause, [2] but obstruction may also occur ...

  4. GreenLight Laser Therapy - Wikipedia

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    GreenLight Laser Therapy is a medical procedure for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia. [1] It uses a laser beam to remove prostate tissue. The laser treatment is delivered through a thin and flexible fiber, which is inserted into the urethra through a cystoscope. GreenLight Laser Therapy has been increasingly performed as an alternative to ...

  5. Radical retropubic prostatectomy - Wikipedia

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    Radical retropubic prostatectomy was developed in 1945 by Terence Millin at the All Saints Hospital in London. The procedure was brought to the United States by one of Millin's students, Samuel Kenneth Bacon, M.D., adjunct professor of surgery, University of Southern California, and was refined in 1982 by Patrick C. Walsh [1] at the James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins ...

  6. Does Medicare Cover Prostate Surgery? - AOL

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    Original Medicare (parts A and B) helps cover medically necessary prostate surgeries. The exact cost and coverage depend on the type of surgery you’re having and whether it’s being done in an ...

  7. Prostatic urethral lift - Wikipedia

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    This procedure likely improves quality of life without additional negative side effects when compared with a sham surgery. [3] Compared with transurethral resection of the prostate, the standard surgery for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia, this procedure may be less effective in reducing urinary symptoms but may preserve ejaculation and have fewer unwanted effects on erections.

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