Surgery for prostate enlargement in the elderly is necessary when there are obvious symptoms of obstruction or complications and needs to be performed as prescribed by a physician.
Prostatic hyperplasia is the most common benign disease causing urinary obstruction in elderly men. When elderly men experience symptoms of urinary difficulty, the combination of medical history, ultrasound, and rectal palpation can assist in the diagnosis. For those who are symptomatic, they can be given medications such as Teraprezine and Finasteride first as prescribed by the doctor, but when the symptoms are severe, obstruction is obvious, or there are complications, it is necessary to have surgery.
Prostatic hyperplasia needs to be treated according to its symptoms, the degree of obstruction and whether it is combined with complications, etc., and the treatment should be chosen under the guidance of the doctor. When there are surgical indications, transurethral resection of the prostate is feasible, etc. After the operation, it is necessary to pay attention to appropriate rest, eat a light diet, keep the perineum clean and dry, and follow the doctor’s instructions to review on time.