Patient's question:
Doctor, our family's old man is 83 years old this year. He has difficulty urinating and defecating every time. Recently, the hospital said he has a problem with his prostate. His symptoms are urgency, dysuria, and hesitation to urinate. Is it suitable for an 83-year-old elderly person to have a prostate surgery? Will there be any postoperative complications?Doctor's answer:
An 83-year-old patient, first of all, if there is a condition of benign prostatic hyperplasia, it is important to assess the patient's constitution. If the heart, lungs, and overall constitution are normal, and the liver and kidney functions are also normal, without conditions such as hypertension or diabetes, and if there is no such condition before the surgery, it is suitable to perform a prostate surgery. Clinical diagnosis can be carried out through minimally invasive methods of the prostate to implement surgical treatment, alleviating benign prostatic hyperplasia in men. It can also be alleviated through a bladder fistula surgery. In clinical diagnosis, if there is a case like this, surgery may not be necessary.