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Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)

Prostate problems are common. If your medication does not help or symptoms are severe, prostate surgery should relieve your symptoms.

What causes prostate problems?

Your prostate gland is an organ that lies under your bladder and surrounds your urethra (tube that carries urine and semen to the tip of your penis). Prostate problems are caused by the growth of your prostate gland.

It is normal for your prostate gland to get larger with age. If the gland tightens around your urethra it can interrupt the flow of urine from your bladder.

What are the benefits of surgery?

Are there any alternatives to surgery?

What does the operation involve?

How soon will I recover?

You will feel a stinging pain the first few times you pass urine.

You should be able to go home after 2 to 3 days.

You should be able to return to work after 4 to 6 weeks, depending on your type of work.

Regular exercise should help you to return to normal activities as soon as possible. Before you start exercising, ask the healthcare team or your GP for advice.

Most men make a good recovery, with a large improvement in their symptoms.

Your prostate gland can grow larger again and symptoms can come back and be worse.

What complications can happen?

Some complications can be serious and can even cause death.

General complications of any operation

Pain
Bleeding
Infection
Blood clot in your leg
Blood clot in your lung

Specific complications of this operation

Feeling breathless or confused
Problems having an erection
Difficulty passing urine
Incontinence
Needing to pass urine more often and sudden urges to pass urine
Reduction in fertility
Narrowing of your urethra

Pricing*

Inclusive prices start from: £6150

*The prices shown are minimum guide prices only. Diagnostic scans and investigations are not included unless otherwise stated. The exact cost of treatment will be made clear to you before you proceed.

Consultants who provide this treatment

Mr Neil Fenn

Mr Nicholas Gill

Urology

Mr Gokul Vignesh Kanda Swamy

Urology

Mr Matthew Jefferies

Urology

Mr Yeung Ng

Urology

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