It is important to have regular re-examination after the operation of prostatic hyperplasia

The majority of patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia are elderly men. Some patients will no longer go to the hospital for re-examination because of the obvious improvement of their condition and even the feeling of recovery after surgery. This is wrong.

From the appearance, the prostate tissue looks like a chestnut. It contains chestnut meat and chestnut shell. Chestnut meat is the hyperplasia of prostate tissue, and the surgical capsule of the prostate can be regarded as a chestnut shell. If a straw is used to connect a big chestnut with a small chestnut, the big chestnut is the bladder, the small chestnut is the prostate, and the straw can be regarded as a urinary tube, that is, when urine is discharged from the body, It needs to pass through the bladder and prostate. If the prostate is abnormal, it will cause abnormal urination. When the prostate is hyperplasia, the "chestnut meat" will become larger, and squeezing the "straw" will cause difficulty urination. Also, because the male reproductive system and urinary system converge in the prostate, the prostate hyperplasia is closely related to sexual life.

In clinical practice, whether it is the open surgery of prostate or the ablation treatment of prostate, it is to remove the hyperplasia of prostate tissue, while the prostate capsule remains, there will be a risk of recurrence. Therefore, after the operation, it is not once and for all. It is necessary to follow the doctor's advice to go to the hospital regularly for re-examination to prevent recurrence.

(Intern editor: Xie Yunsheng)