What are the treatments for prostate enlargement?

Prostate enlargement is a common phenomenon in men after long-term fatigue. Most men can recover on their own, but for a small number of men, the problem of prostate enlargement will persist and become a pathological enlargement. This phenomenon requires timely treatment to avoid causing other serious complications. So, what are the treatments for prostate enlargement?

(1) Transurethral electrovaporization of the prostate has a significant hemostatic effect and the flushing fluid is clear, which facilitates surgery. Reduced surgical time: Since the hemostatic step is reduced, the surgical resection is accelerated, shortening the surgical time. Reduced complications: It is not easy to cause water intoxication (thick coagulation layer), the clear surgical field reduces accidental injuries, and it is not easy to cause sphincter and capsule damage. Fast postoperative recovery: The flushing time is shortened. Foreign reports show that the patient was discharged from the hospital 24 hours after the operation and the tube was removed after 1 week.

(2) Cryotherapy: The prostate is deep-frozen to cause tissue necrosis and decay, thus achieving the purpose of cryoprostatectomy. It can be performed through the urethra, is simple to operate, and is suitable for older patients who cannot tolerate other surgeries. After freezing, transurethral prostatectomy is performed to remove the residual hyperplastic tissue after freezing, which can significantly reduce bleeding.

(3) Microwave therapy: It uses the principle of microwave thermal coagulation on biological tissues to achieve the therapeutic purpose. The placement of the microwave radiator can be positioned by rectal ultrasound or under direct vision through a urethrascope. The latter can accurately avoid the external urethral sphincter and reduce the complications of urinary incontinence.

(4) Laser therapy: Laser thermal effects are used to coagulate, vaporize or remove prostate tissue. The method is similar to transurethral operation. There are surface irradiation, insertion thermal therapy, and the use of laser beams to remove the gland. The treatment that is definitely effective is to use laser to remove the gland and crush and suck out the tissue from the bladder. The long-term efficacy and price-performance ratio remain to be observed.

(5) Radiofrequency ablation: Radiofrequency waves are used to generate local thermal effects to cause coagulative necrosis of prostate tissue.

In addition, there are also applications of metal spiral stent tubes, intraprostatic injection therapy of carbolic acid, acetic acid, glycerol, balloon dilation therapy and hot water bag heat therapy.