The prostate secretes fluid that nourishes and protects sperm. For Men over 50, the most common prostate problem is PROSTATE ENLARGEMENT. As a Man gets older, his prostate keeps growing causing compression of the Urethra leading to symptoms. SYMPTOMS A frequent and urgent need to urinate. A weak stream of urine. Incomplete emptying of your bladder. A small amount of urine each time you go. Pain with urination or bloody urine. Leaking or dribbling urine. Trouble starting a urine stream. Even though you feel you have to rush to get to the bathroom, you find it hard to start urinating. The feeling that you still have to go, even when you have just finished urinating. CAUSES Cause not completely understood Reawakening of the urogenital sinus to proliferate Change in hormonal milieu with alterations in the testosterone/estrogen balance Induction of prostatic growth factors Increased stem cells/decreased stromal cell death DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES Urine flow rate Uroflowmetry to measure the pressure in the bladder as you urinate Urine culture to check for infection Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Cystoscopy USG to check prostate size ADVANTAGES OF LASER PROSTATE SURGERY Laser prostate surgery is a minimal invasive procedure  to treat prostate. No incision is required. Minimal blood loss. Requires only a short hospital stay. Faster recovery period (7 days to 2 weeks). Needs urinary catheter to be present less than 24 hours.

2. BENIGN PROSTATE HYPERPLASIA

3. The prostate secretes fluid that nourishes
and protects sperm.
For Men over 50, the most common
prostate problem is PROSTATE
ENLARGEMENT.
As a Man gets older, his prostate keeps
growing causing compression of the Urethra
leading to symptoms.

4. SYMPTOMS
A frequent and urgent need to urinate.
A weak stream of urine.
Incomplete emptying of your bladder. A
small amount of urine each time you go.

5. Pain with urination or bloody urine.
Leaking or dribbling urine.
Trouble starting a urine stream. Even
though you feel you have to rush to get to
the bathroom, you find it hard to start
urinating.
The feeling that you still have to go, even
when you have just finished urinating.

6. CAUSES
Cause not completely understood
Reawakening of the urogenital sinus to
proliferate
Change in hormonal milieu with alterations in
the testosterone/estrogen balance
Induction of prostatic growth factors
Increased stem cells/decreased stromal cell
death

7. DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES
 Urine flow rate
 Uroflowmetry to measure the
pressure in the bladder as you
urinate
 Urine culture to check for infection
 Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)
 Cystoscopy
 USG to check prostate size

8. SURGICAL MANAGEMENT
THULIUM LASER
Safest mode of treatment for the small and
medium sized gland and patient with
cardiac and high risk.

9. SURGICAL MANAGEMENT
HOLEP ( Holmium
LASER)
Particularly indicated in Men with large
Prostates (over 60gms in size)

10. TURP
(Transurethral Resection of the Prostate)
TURP reduces BPH symptoms in 80% to 90%
of patients.
SURGICAL MANAGEMENT

11. Laser prostate surgery is a minimal invasive
procedure to treat prostate.
No incision is required.
Minimal blood loss.
Requires only a short hospital stay.
Faster recovery period (7 days to 2 weeks).
Needs urinary catheter to be present less
than 24 hours.
ADVANTAGES OF LASER
PROSTATE SURGERY

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