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2. Prostatectomy - Wikipedia

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   By laser prostatectomy (HoLEP - Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate), a laser is used to cut and remove the excess prostate tissue that is blocking the urethra. Another instrument is then used to cut the prostate tissue into small pieces that are easily removed. HoLEP can be an option for men who have a severely enlarged prostate. [3]

3. Surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia - Wikipedia

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   Prostate laser surgery is used to relieve moderate to severe urinary symptoms caused by prostate enlargement. The surgeon inserts a scope through the penis tip into the urethra. A laser passed through the scope delivers energy to shrink or remove excess tissue that is preventing urine flow. [7] Different types of prostate laser surgery include:

4. 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 ...

5. What You Need to Know About Prostate Cancer Treatments - AOL

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   Tissues and lymph nodes surrounding the prostate may also be removed. Sometimes, surgery is all a patient needs to become cancer-free. But hormone therapy or radiation might be needed after ...

6. When is an operation like Lloyd Austin's prostatectomy ...

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   Is surgery for prostate cancer considered an elective procedure? The Defense Department has described Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s surger y to treat his prostate cancer on Dec. 22 as an ...

7. Prostate enlargement, how it affects men as they age, and its ...

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   In fact, only about 25% of patients with elevated PSAs are found to have prostate cancer on biopsy when 4 mg/dl is used as the cut-off for normal. In addition, some men with prostate cancer have ...