Treatment of prostate adenoma
Treatment of prostate adenoma in Lviv is divided into conservative and surgical:
- Drug therapy is carried out by two groups of drugs: alpha adrenoreceptor blockers, relaxing smooth muscle fibers of the prostate and bladder neck and 5α-reductase inhibitors that block the formation of dihydrotestosterone from testosterone at the prostate level. Drug therapy is long (at least 6 months), has a number of side effects and does not always give a positive result.
- Surgical treatment is clearly recommended for patients with obvious symptoms and the presence of complications (recurrent urinary tract inflammation, recurrent hematuria, etc.), as well as with acute urinary retention and the risk of developing chronic renal failure.
In 95% of cases, adenoma of the prostate gland can be removed endoscopically. Scheduled operation is performed under spinal anesthesia, the patient is hospitalized for 1-2 days. So far, TUR (transurethral resection) of the prostate has been recognized as the “Golden Standard” of the operational benefit, which is successfully performed in Lviv in Urology department in Lviv Emergrncy Hospital.
