Medicare usually covers TURP surgery, which doctors may perform at an ambulatory surgical center or in a hospital. Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is a medical procedure that may help ...

Original Medicare (parts A and B) covers medically necessary prostate surgeries, including treatments for an enlarged prostate and prostate cancer. Medicare covers various prostate procedures, ...

Dr. Robert Uzzo answers the question: 'Who Gets Robotic/Laparoscopic Surgery?' Jan. 01, 2009 -- Question: Who is an appropriate candidate for a laparoscopic or robot-assisted prostatectomy? Answer: ...

Laser Prostatectomy for BPH On the Rise From 2001-2009, the procedure replaced nearly 50% of transurethral resections of the prostate. Laser prostatectomy use has increased substantially as a ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m an 80-year-old male who learned from a much younger male about the tremendous improvement he’s had in his life since undergoing a TURP (transurethral resection of the prostate) ...

A new procedure at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley is helping men with a common medical issue as they age. While stress incontinence is a common issue in women‚ leading to urinary leakage ...

Steven Black could not urinate. The pain sent the Cedar Park man to the emergency room for treatment. That November in 2019, Black, then 58, spent five days in the hospital, where doctors determined ...

The presence of scar tissue, periprostatic fibrosis, and inflammation due to previous surgery increases the complexity of some surgical tasks, according to investigators. Undergoing radical ...