What is prostate enlargement?

  Prostate enlargement is the enlargement of the prostate gland in older men that causes difficulty in urination. The prostate is a gland located at the root of the urethra, at the neck of the bladder, and is associated with human fertility. The normal prostate is about the size of a chestnut, and in old age, all have varying degrees of hyperplasia and enlargement. Therefore often found in the home of the elderly urination time is long, dripping, at this time, should pay attention to whether there is difficulty urinating or prostate hypertrophy.  The cause of prostate enlargement now seems to be mainly related to the imbalance of sex hormones in the elderly, the more exact cause is not clear now. The actual fact is that you can use oral medication or surgical treatment, medication that can generally be used to inhibit androgenic drugs such as finasteride (Paulownia), or drugs that loosen the urinary muscles such as tamsulosin hydrochloride extended-release capsules (Halle), or some plant-based drugs such as prostaglandin. This is a good way to get the most out of your life. The most effective method of treating prostate enlargement is now recognized worldwide or transurethral electrolysis of the prostate, which is the gold standard for evaluating the effectiveness of prostate treatment. It is a kind of electrolysis instrument that is used to cut the prostate into pieces through the urethra, under anesthesia, and flush it out of the body through the urethra to achieve the purpose of urinary flow. The procedure is less painful for the patient, safer and more reliable.   The results of this procedure are statistically not better than those of transurethral resection of the prostate.  The surgery is not too expensive, although it requires certain surgical equipment, but the key is that the surgeon has a lot of experience, because the patient is mostly elderly, poor health, mostly with hypertension coronary heart disease, etc. The operation time should be as short as possible, but also to effectively remove the patient’s prostate tissue, to reduce the patient’s bleeding and absorption of flushing fluid during the operation, otherwise it is prone to haemorrhage or TURP syndrome. For less experienced surgeons, complications such as difficulty urinating or urinary incontinence due to inadequate or excessive removal of the prostate sometimes occur.  Nevertheless, electrodesiccation of the prostate is a relatively safe surgical option for experienced surgeons. As long as the patient’s general condition is not too bad, he or she can usually afford this procedure. It is not impossible to perform this surgery on a patient with a large prostate gland or a patient who is too old. We can now perform electrosurgery on prostate patients no matter how old they are, and have performed this surgery on patients as young as 97 years old with excellent results. However, this requires a thorough and comprehensive assessment of the patient and thorough preparation before the surgery, as well as experience and skill during the surgery.