What are the surgical treatments for an enlarged prostate gland?
A common form of treatment for an enlarged prostate is surgical procedures. A transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) means that a urologic surgeon, with the use of a cystoscope, will resect or cut a portion of prostate tissue that interferes with urination, and this will help to alleviate the symptoms of an enlarged prostate. Another less invasive procedure is the transurethral needle ablation of the prostate (TUNA). The prostate is heated with radio frequency needles and this destroys the prostate tissue that constricts the urethra, and BPH symptoms are resolved. The transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT) uses a small probe in the penis to heat and destroy prostate tissue.
