Surgery Overview
This procedure involves removal of part of the prostate gland through the urethra.
A long, thin tube with a viewing instrument (cytoscope) attached is inserted into the urethra. Prostate tissue is removed through the cytoscope.
What To Expect After Surgery
You are usually hospitalized for 2 to 3 days. Complete recovery generally requires 3 to 4 weeks.
Why It Is Done
This surgery may be done for:
- Chronic bacterial prostatitis that resists antibiotic treatment, with or without infected prostate stones (prostatic calculi).
- Repeated urinary tract infections because of another prostate problem for which surgery may be appropriate, such as prostate enlargement (benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH).
How Well It Works
Few men with chronic bacterial prostatitis have their symptoms improve after this surgery.1
What To Think About
To eliminate category II (chronic bacterial) prostatitis successfully, the surgery must completely remove the portion of the prostate that contains the infection.
Complete the surgery information form (PDF)
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Credits
| Author | Ralph Poore |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Michele Cronen |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Christopher G. Wood, MD, FACS - Urology/Oncology |
| Last Updated | January 20, 2006 |
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