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Transurethral Prostatectomy for Prostatitis
Why It Is Done
This surgery may be done for:
- Reference Chronic bacterial prostatitis that resists antibiotic treatment, with or without infected prostate stones (Reference prostatic calculi).
- Repeated urinary tract infections because of another prostate problem for which surgery may be appropriate, such as prostate enlargement (Reference benign prostatic hyperplasia Opens New Window, or BPH).
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: December 3, 2011 |
| Medical Review: | Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Reference J. Curtis Nickel, MD, FRCSC - Urology |
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