What is urinary incontinence after transurethral resection of the prostate?

Nowadays, more and more men have various male diseases, among which prostate disease is a chronic disease of men. Many people finally have to choose surgery for treatment. Transurethral resection of the prostate is one of the treatment methods, but urinary incontinence occurs after the operation. What is going on?

Transurethral resection of the prostate (TUR-P) is currently the main method for treating prostate hyperplasia. Compared with traditional prostatectomy, it has

It has the advantages of short operation time, less bleeding, less trauma, less pain, and quick recovery.

Urinary incontinence after prostatectomy is a common complication.

Urinary incontinence is a serious complication after transurethral resection of the prostate. Common causes include:

1. Excessive electroresection of the distal prostate during surgery may damage the external sphincter, resulting in gas in the prostate fossa after surgery.

Excessive cystic pressure and long-term pressure cause permanent weakness of the external sphincter contraction, leading to true urinary incontinence.

2 Infection: When the prostate or bladder is infected, the patient has an urgent need to urinate, similar to incontinence.

Prohibited performance.

3 Obstruction: Prostate tissue remnants, bladder neck fibrosis or urethral stenosis

Urinary tract obstruction, all of which [1] can cause an increase in residual urine volume or significant urinary retention, in which case the patient will present with overflow incontinence.

4. Bladder dysfunction: When patients with prostatic hyperplasia also have neurogenic

The instability of the bladder and detrusor muscle is due to the neglect of the latter diagnosis before surgery.

After prostatectomy, patients still have severe urinary frequency, urgency, or urinary retention and urinary incontinence.

Among them, urge urinary incontinence is the most common in the early stage, followed by stress urinary incontinence. These patients all had urinary tract infection and recurrent urinary retention before surgery.

Catheterization and bladder stones. Early urge incontinence can gradually disappear, caused by urethral sphincter damage.

Those caused by bladder dysfunction cannot heal themselves.

Prostate disease troubles male friends, but in the modern era of increasingly powerful science and technology, medical technology is also becoming more and more advanced. Postoperative care is very important. Paying attention to personal postoperative hygiene and strengthening exercise to enhance immunity are all beneficial to one's health. Male friends should not take it lightly even after the operation for a period of time.