NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Prostate size affects the technical difficulty of radical prostatectomy -- total surgical removal of the prostate gland as a treatment for prostate cancer -- but not the ...

Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) is safe and effective for treating symptomatic BPH independent of prostate size, according to a report in BJU International (2008;101:1536-1541). In ...

The most common surgery for prostate cancer is a radical prostatectomy. This surgery involves taking out the entire prostate gland, some lymph nodes and other nearby tissue, like the seminal vesicles ...

This story is sponsored by Revere Health. Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP) is rapidly becoming the gold standard surgical treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and there ...

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 “elective ...

If you plan to get surgery for your prostate cancer, there are a few things you can do to get ready ahead of time. As with any surgery, your well-being and safety are important. If you prepare for ...

Steven Black could not urinate. The pain sent the Cedar Park man to the emergency room for treatment. That November in 2019, Black, then 58, spent five days in the hospital, where doctors determined ...