For patients with severe prostate hyperplasia, surgical treatment is necessary and urgent. The condition of severe prostate hyperplasia is already in a very dangerous stage, and the earlier the surgery, the earlier the patient's pain can be ended.
Reproductive health experts suggest that mild prostate hyperplasia should not be treated
The main harm of benign prostatic hyperplasia is urethral obstruction. However, the degree of obstruction is not necessarily proportional to the size of benign prostatic hyperplasia, but mainly depends on the degree of urethral compression caused by the enlarged prostate. The treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia aims to improve urination symptoms, reduce the occurrence of complications, and protect renal function. The symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia develop slowly, and some patients' symptoms can remain stable or alleviate for a long time. Therefore, experts say that not all patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia require surgical treatment, and mild benign prostatic hyperplasia may not be treated.
If there are no symptoms of urination, observe and wait. As long as we pay attention to climate change, prevent coldness, prevent infection, prohibit excessive drinking, smoking, and consuming spicy food, drink plenty of water appropriately, and avoid holding urine, it is enough to delay or avoid the occurrence of difficulty urinating symptoms. Even if the prostate volume increases, treatment may not be necessary, but this observation requires guidance from a specialist.
Most patients with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia are effectively treated with medication and do not require any other surgical intervention. In addition, drug treatment is long-term, and when drug treatment is effective, it must be continued and persisted for a long time, and medication cannot be stopped arbitrarily, otherwise symptoms will recur.
Expert Reminder: Surgical Treatment for Severe Prostate Hyperplasia is the King's Way
There are two commonly used surgical methods. One is transurethral prostatectomy, which involves inserting a endoscope into the bladder cavity and then cutting off the enlarged prostate through high-frequency electricity under direct vision. Another method is through abdominal surgery. In response to benign prostatic hyperplasia, Chongqing Reproductive Health Hospital has taken the lead in carrying out the "Plasma Bipolar Vaporization Electroresection". Its minimally invasive and painless characteristics not only easily solve the pain of middle-aged and young patients, but also win the opportunity to cure elderly patients and other patients who are not suitable for traditional open surgery.
What happens if prostate hyperplasia is not treated
① Infections, like obstructed rivers, are prone to pollution. Urinary tract obstruction in the bladder neck can easily lead to acute urinary tract infections, resulting in a sudden increase in nocturia frequency, urgency, pain, hematuria, and fever.
② Hydronephrosis. After a severe and prolonged period of benign prostatic hyperplasia, due to inadequate compensatory function of the bladder and upper urinary tract, it can lead to hydronephrosis in the ureter and pelvis. When hydronephrosis is severe, a "lump" - a swollen kidney can be felt in the abdomen; When the bladder is full, a "lump" - a swollen bladder - can also be felt in the lower abdomen.
③ Patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia who develop hydronephrosis due to uremia may experience renal insufficiency due to compression of the renal parenchyma - uremia. Appearing with decreased appetite, nausea, vomiting, anemia, etc. Due to the relative concealment and lack of specificity of these symptoms at the beginning, they are easily overlooked or misdiagnosed as digestive tract diseases, which can be delayed and even detected until headaches, dullness, drowsiness, or even coma occur. It is worth being vigilant.
Men who discover that they have prostate hyperplasia must seek medical attention as soon as possible, and do not procrastinate, which can lead to severe prostate hyperplasia. At this time, it is very difficult to seek treatment.