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What Causes Frequent Urination Even After TURP Surgery For Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia?

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Posted on Wed, 11 Jun 2014
Question: My father undergone TURP surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia Grade 4.

It has been 1 week and still his urine frequency is once in one hour. Usually how many days does it take post surgery to see the improvement.

And how much improvement can we expect?
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Answered by Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (41 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
It takes 6 -8 weeks for complete recovery

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for your query,based on the facts that you have posted it appears that your father has undergone surgery of TURP for enlarged prostate one week back and still has increased frequency of urination.

During TURP surgeon resects the enlarged prostate ,that creates a dead space and raw area (fossa) after removal of the gland .The frequency that he has is due to irritation of the raw area .It takes 3 -4 weeks for this raw area to heal. He will have these voiding symptoms till it gets healed up completely which normally takes 6-8 weeks ..

You can expect 100 % improvement after this surgery.

Please ask him to drink more water and antibiotics to avoid infection.

Hope I have answered your query ,please feel free to ask if you have more questions ,
I shall be happy to help you
Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil.

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What Causes Frequent Urination Even After TURP Surgery For Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia?

Brief Answer: It takes 6 -8 weeks for complete recovery Detailed Answer: Hello Thanks for your query,based on the facts that you have posted it appears that your father has undergone surgery of TURP for enlarged prostate one week back and still has increased frequency of urination. During TURP surgeon resects the enlarged prostate ,that creates a dead space and raw area (fossa) after removal of the gland .The frequency that he has is due to irritation of the raw area .It takes 3 -4 weeks for this raw area to heal. He will have these voiding symptoms till it gets healed up completely which normally takes 6-8 weeks .. You can expect 100 % improvement after this surgery. Please ask him to drink more water and antibiotics to avoid infection. Hope I have answered your query ,please feel free to ask if you have more questions , I shall be happy to help you Thanks and Regards. Dr.Patil.