Robotic Surgery Blog: BPH Archives

December 8, 2007

Testosterone and prostate size

Testosterone makes prostates grow larger and makes prostate cancer grow more quickly.

I came across a study that looks at prostate size and testosterone levels:

Relationship between Serum Testosterone and Measures of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Aging Men - Abstract

In our study, the serum testosterone levels in aging men did not correlate with the measures of BPH, including prostate volume and IPSS, regardless of whether total, free, or bioavailable testosterone was used. Age correlated with the measures of BPH, especially prostate volume. Additional large studies are needed to confirm these preliminary results.

To my surprise, patients with higher testosterone levels did not have larger prostates. As expected, patients with higher PSAs and older patients had larger prostates.

June 29, 2007

Laparoscopy for BPH therapy

Lap technique may play a role in treating BPH - UrologyTimes

Berlin—A laparoscopic preperitoneal approach cannot only serve as a teaching platform for laparoscopic skills for surgeons, but it also demonstrates reproducible outcomes in the treatment of BPH, according to Belgian researchers who presented their results at the European Association of Urology annual congress here.
Researchers from the Institut Jules Bordet, Universite Libre de Bruxelles in Brussels, conducted a 102-patient prospective study comparing a classical open Millin's retropubic transcapsular adenectomy in 51 patients and a laparoscopic preperitoneal approach in 52 patients according to a step-by-step transposition of Millin's procedure described in European Urology (2004; 45:103-9).

Preoperative characteristics were comparable between the groups with respect to age, prostate volume measured by trans-rectal ultrasonography, preoperative micturition, post-void residual volume, and International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS).

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December 18, 2006

Robotic stories for BPH- Robotic Simple Prostatectomy

I am starting a new blog series where patients can discuss their stories.

Please understand that anyone can view this and as always patient outcomes can be different.

The thoughts shared on this web site are not in any way meant to represent the surgeons, but are a way for people to share their experiences and hopefully help others.

Posts may be edited at the discretion of the moderator or deleted.

This site does not deal with direct medical advice, but rather general principles. All patients should seek advice from their own physicians.

I will leave this entry open for stories about robotic surgery for BPH.