In principle, there is no best treatment for prostate enlargement in the elderly, and the specific treatment mainly depends on the patient’s specific condition. Clinical treatments for prostate enlargement include general treatment, drug treatment, surgical treatment and so on.
1. General treatment: For patients with insignificant symptoms, they should pay attention to rest, control diet, avoid staying up late, prohibit smoking and drinking, and undergo regular medical checkups.
2. Pharmacological treatment: patients can follow the doctor’s instructions to take terazosin, doxazosin and other α-blockers to relieve bladder outlet obstruction; take dutasteride, finasteride and other 5α-reductase inhibitors to reduce the size of the prostate.
3. Surgery: For patients with moderate to severe prostate enlargement that seriously affects their lives, surgical treatments such as transurethral resection of the prostate and open prostatectomy can be chosen.
If patients need to treat prostate hyperplasia, they should go to the hospital in a timely manner, according to their own situation and actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment, do not take care of themselves.