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Male reproductive anatomy

Prostatectomy - series

Prostate gland

TURP - series

Prostatectomy; Suprapubic prostatectomy; Transurethral resection of the prostate; TURP; Open prostatectomy; Laser prostatectomy; Transurethral needle ablation; TUNA

Risks for any anesthesia are:

• Reactions to medications
• Problems breathing

• Bleeding
• Infection

• Problems with urine control (incontinence)
• Difficulty achieving and maintaining an erection (impotence)
• Loss of sperm fertility (infertility)
• Passing the semen into the bladder instead of out through the urethra (retrograde ejaculation)
• Urethral stricture (tightening of the urinary outlet)

Review Date: 11/15/2006
Reviewed By: Marc Greenstein, DO, Urologist, North Jersey Center for Urologic Care, Denville, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.