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My dad is having an operation to remove part of his prostate because of bleeding. what is the rate of success of this? will he be able to urinate?

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Dr. James Lin answered

Here are some ...: Without knowing his bladder function and the cause for bleeding, I assumed he is still able to empty his bladder to a good degree, i.e., postvoid residual urine

Answered 6/5/2014

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