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(HealthDay): "HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) -- A minimally invasive
treatment for enlarged prostate that limits blood supply to the prostate
seems to be just as effective as surgery but without the risk of
debilitating side effects, such as impotence and urinary incontinence."
Drugs are used to treat most patients with an enlarged prostate, with only about 10 percent qualifying for surgery to remove the entire gland, said Dr. Elizabeth Kavaler, a urologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.
"Because medication is so effective, most of the patients that we treat surgically are in pretty bad shape," she added. And while this study showed some symptomatic improvement, it didn't have enough objective data to show that the new technique would surpass surgery, she said.
