after prostate surgery, will the prostate continue to grow or will it stop after the surgery?

Question

Should having a prostate infection stop me from going ahead with a total hip replacement surgery?

Answer 1

Depends.: If the surgery is prostatectomy then the whole gland is removed and there would be further growth of the gland. If the surgery is a TURP (trans-urethral resection of prostate) then much of the prostate is left and overtime the remaining gland can regrow.

Answer 2

Yes: After radiation therapy for prostate cancer, prostate cancer can recur. In select cases, one can then opt for radical surgery but the risks and complications are increased due to the scarring and inflammation that radiation induces.

Answer 3

Yes: It has been done but really no surgeon wants to do it because there will be too many problems and it's difficult because of the scarring and loss of tissue planes needed by the surgeon. So many will not advise it. But has and can be done. I don't advise it.

Answer 4

Discomfort : You are going to have some pain, depending on what type of prostate surgery you are having. Bloody urine is also possible.

Answer 5

Sexual/urinary/bowel: There are three main complications of this sugery - sexual, urinary, and bowel. Two-thirds of treated patients cannot get sufficient erections for intercourse, and almost a third have urinary leakage. Another possible compication is proctitis or inflammation of the anus and the lining of the rectum, with possible bleeding or stricture.

Answer 6

Incontinence and ED: Assuming robotic approach short term (all rare in experienced centers): 1. Bleeding requiring transfusion 2. Heart or breathing problems 3. Blood clot in leg and/or lung 4. Damage to internal organs long term: 1. Incontinence (leaking urine) 2. Erectile dysfunction 3. Bladder neck scarring (rare) not an exhaustive list. Find a formally trained, experienced surgeon to discuss your risks.

Answer 7

Depends what surgery: If you had internal prostate surgery and don't take medicine to prevent prostate growth, it will slowly grow back. If the whole prostate was removed for cancer, then any regrowth is bad.

Answer 8

It = Prostate : The remaining prostate tissue does continue to grow after TURP (transurethral resection of the prostate), but generally not enough to ever require additional surgery.

Answer 9

Ask the right person: This is a question that should be asked of the person to spoke or wrote the statement, not someone else.

Answer 10

Here are some...: The outlook of a surgery, which is the last resort of care after failing to all conservative treatments, is associated with the stage of the disease & patient's overall health state, in attesting: Doc has never cured anything for anyone, except infection at times, but to help modify something for someone to some degree with/without drugs and/or surgery at a reasonable time in a reasonable way....

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