What is plasma resection of the prostate?

1. What is prostate plasma resection?

Plasma resection of the prostate is a surgical removal of an enlarged prostate gland using a special device through an electric resection ring. This surgery is a minimally invasive prostatectomy carried out in recent years, without the need for surgical incision on the patient's body surface (no surgical incision scar on the body surface), the operation can be performed through the urethra, the patient recovers quickly after the operation, the pain is light, and the patient can be discharged from the hospital 3-7 days after surgery (while the traditional surgery needs to cut about 8-10 cm long surgical incision in the lower abdomen, and it takes two weeks to recover after surgery; The postoperative incision is painful).

2. What is the prostate?

The prostate gland is an organ that is unique to men. Located at the bottom of the bladder, the adult prostate is 4 cm 3 cm 2 cm in size, shaped like a chestnut, and weighs about 8-20 grams. Its secretion is the main component of semen.

3. What is prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate) and how is it treated?

In men, after the age of 40, the prostate begins to enlarge (grow), and symptoms begin to appear after the age of 50. Symptoms begin with increased nocturia and gradually progress to dysuria (poor urination). If not treated effectively, it develops the inability to urinate on its own (urinary closure) with lower abdominal distension and pain.

If it is early prostatic hyperplasia, conservative and other drug treatments, such as Proscar, Harrow, etc., can be used. If the symptoms are severe and cannot be relieved, and there is a person who cannot urinate (urinary closure); or ultrasound measurement of residual urine volume of more than 60 ml; Surgery should be performed.

The traditional surgery is to make an 8 cm to 10 cm long surgical incorporation in the lower abdomen, and perform prostatectomy after bladder resection, which is more traumatic, more painful after surgery, and has a longer indwelling urinary catheter (about 2 weeks). The prostate resection developed in the past 20 years is a new revolution in prostate surgery, and prostate resection is the latest electroresection. This operation is non-invasive, less traumatic, less painful, fast recovery, and short postoperative indwelling catheter (about 3-7 days).