Enlarged prostate is usually benign prostatic hyperplasia, and its treatment methods include drug treatment, surgery and other treatments.
1. Drug treatment: it is suitable for those with mild obstructive symptoms and residual urine <50ml. Commonly used drugs include α-blockers such as terazosin, alfuzosin and tamsulosin, 5α-reductase inhibitors such as finasteride and dutasteride.
2. Surgery: for severe urinary obstruction, residual urine volume >60ml, etc., surgical treatment can be considered, transurethral resection of the prostate is currently the most commonly used surgical procedures, open surgery, including suprapubic transcystic resection of the prostate and post-pubic resection of the prostate, only for the huge prostate or combined with the choice of bladder stones.
3. Other treatments: for those who have heavy urethral obstruction and cannot tolerate surgery, laser therapy, transurethral balloon high-pressure dilatation, prostatic urethral mesh stent, transrectal high-intensity focused ultrasound and other treatments can be used.
The above medications should be used under medical supervision. Patients diagnosed with enlarged prostate should actively go to regular hospitals and cooperate with doctors for early recovery.