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Benign Prostate Hyperplasia: Benign Tumor Blocks Flow of Urine

Benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) is a condition that affects men as they age. Also referred to as a prostate gland enlargement, this benign tumor can block the flow of urine from the bladder. Noah Schenkman, MD, discusses the causes, symptoms and treatments of this common condition for men. Learn more at https://uvahealth.com/services/prostate Benign prostate hyperplasia is a benign tumor that grows in the center of the prostate gland. The tumor closes up the urine tube and urethra, so that it blocks the flow of urine from the bladder. Usually, it's a slow onset. Men in their 50s and 60s start experiencing having to get up more at night, and their urine stream is slowed while they can't completely empty their bladder. There are a lot of treatment options for BPH. One is active surveillance: just watching it. A lot of patients don't require any treatment at all. We have medications that can help for mild to moderate cases of BPH. For patients whose symptoms are more bothersome, there's surgery. We have several minimally invasive surgical options, including a UroLift, which is a prosthetic implant to help open up the prostate gland. We have GreenLight laser surgery where we nucleate the prostate or evaporate the prostate tissue out of the lining of the urethra. For very large and more advanced cases we can offer a nucleation in surgery where we actually remove the inner lining of the prostate. We can do that either with the da Vinci robot or by endoscopic means with a scope through the urethra called the HoLEP procedure. I've been in urology for 30 years. My colleagues also have a tremendous amount of experience, and we also have a lot of collaboration with other departments. It really comes down to having all the options, including a lot of minimally invasive options, for them.