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2. Transurethral resection of the prostate - Wikipedia

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   The current gold standard of management for persistent urinary incontinence after prostatectomy is the placement of an artificial urinary sphincter. [11] Male slings are an alternative for mild to moderate post-prostatectomy incontinence. [12] [13] Retrograde ejaculation due to injury of the prostatic urethra. This is one of the most frequent ...

3. Surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia - Wikipedia

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   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 resectoscope through the urethra. However, after this endoscopic surgery the ...

4. Prostatectomy - Wikipedia

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   Prostatectomy (from the Greek προστάτης prostátēs, "prostate" and ἐκτομή ektomē, "excision") is the surgical removal of all or part of the prostate gland. This operation is done for benign conditions that cause urinary retention, as well as for prostate cancer and for other cancers of the pelvis .

5. Travel Guru Rick Steves Says Prostate Surgery 'Incontinence ...

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   After undergoing surgery for prostate cancer in October, the travel writer, 69, says the side effects have helped him better understand women's bathroom needs

6. Radical perineal prostatectomy - Wikipedia

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   The procedure was first performed on a 70-year old married preacher on 7 April 1904 by American surgeon Hugh H. Young and assisted by William S. Halstead, as a way of removing the prostate in cancer treatment, after prostatic massage and an early type of transurethral resection of the prostate had failed to relieve him of pain in his urethra. [8]

7. Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy - Wikipedia

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   There was a study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology from Harvard [3] using a national random sample of Medicare patients, showing that patients who had a laparoscopic/robotic radical prostatectomy underwent hormonal therapy in more than 25% of cases after the procedure compared to an open radical prostatectomy [this is usually not necessary ...