Medicare will typically cover TURP surgery if a doctor determines it is medically necessary for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Coverage varies based on hospital status. Medicare Part A ...

Prostate enlargement is a common age-related condition affecting millions of men. Learn about its symptoms, risk factors, ...

These can all be symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), also known as an enlarged prostate. While BPH is common as ...

Bipolar enucleation significantly reduced IPSS in men with large prostates and obstructed bladder necks, but the procedure led to a high rate of retrograde ejaculation. Bipolar enucleation of the ...

Contemporary, real-world data suggest men with BPH have the lowest reoperation risk after laser enucleation and simple prostatectomy. MISTs appear less durable than TURP. Men who undergo laser ...

The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has published new practice guidance for the use of prostatic artery embolization (PAE) to treat enlarged prostate (also called benign prostatic ...

This story is sponsored by Revere Health. Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP) is rapidly becoming the gold standard surgical treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and there ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Last summer, a city policeman came to my door. My doctor had been unable to contact me with the results of a recent blood test and called the police. The policeman handed me a card ...

Medicare usually covers TURP surgery, which doctors may perform at an ambulatory surgical center or in a hospital. Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is a medical procedure that may help ...