BPH - Enlarged Prostate — RossAndersonMD

BPH - Enlarged Prostate

What is BPH or enlarged prostate?

As men age, the prostate continues to grow for many men. This can cause the bladder to have difficulty emptying because the prostate blocks the urine flow. BPH stands for benign hyperplasia of the prostate.

Normal Prostate (Left) Enlarged Prostate - BPH (Right)

Symptoms of BPH

The symptoms of BPH, or enlarged prostate, are the feelings or experiences that men have with enlarged prostate. The feelings patient express commonly include:

Slow urine flow
Urinary frequency
Straining to urinate
Intermittent flow of urine
Urgency (having to urinate without much warning)
Waking up at night to urinate
Sensation of incomplete bladder emptying (feeling like there is still urine left over in the bladder)
Urinary retention (unable to urinate)
Urinary tract infections

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Come see us at Urology Nevada if you would like to improve your urinary symptoms

This video is a general overview for urology patients with enlarged prostate or BPH. Topics include - definitions, understanding the anatomy and physiology, and treatment options (medications, surgery).

Robotic Simple Prostatectomy

This video focuses on the treatment of very large prostates with robot assisted laparoscopic simple prostatectomy.

Large prostate is typically discussed when we measure the prostate as 80gm or 80cc, or larger. This can be done with transrectal ultrasound (TRUS), CT scan, or MRI.