Men’s Bladders and Prostates are known to produce pain, discomfort, and urine problems as they age. In men, prostate enlargement is the major cause of bladder problems such incontinence and overactive bladder (OAB).
You don’t have to live with these restrictions, however. Our urologists at MUSC are among the most qualified and experienced in the region. To relieve your symptoms and enhance your quality of life, we use innovative diagnostic and therapy methods. We come up with a strategy that works for you.
Why Choose MUSC Health for Men’s Bladder and Prostate Health?
Our doctors are leaders in their fields both nationally and globally. They treat all types of bladder and prostate problems, from the minor to the severe. Our programmer offers you high-quality, individualized care.
You’ll get the following benefits at MUSC Health:
Accurate Diagnosis: For bladder and prostate disorders, an accurate diagnosis leads to the most effective treatment regimen. We provide modern diagnostic testing not found anyplace else in the region. We are the only programmer in the region that offers video urodynamic investigations, the most modern tool for assessing lower urinary tract disorders. Our experts can spot irregularities that would otherwise go unnoticed.
Specialized Treatments and Expertise: We are experts at performing sophisticated bladder and prostate treatments as well as repairing problems that have arisen from previous surgery. Because of our experience, doctors across the tristate area. As well as Tennessee and Florida, refer their patients to us.
Experience: We perform more artificial sphincter implantations and male sling procedures than any other programmer in the region to address urine incontinence. We have the experience and skill to deliver safe and effective therapy because to the large number of surgeries we do.
Leaders in Action: Our experts have authored numerous publications on urologic health and spoke on the subject at conferences throughout the world. We also have a strong research programmer aimed at improving pelvic, prostate, and bladder health.Sensitive Approach: We understand how difficult it can be to talk about bladder and prostate difficulties. We provide sensitive and discreet care so that you can relax during your diagnosis and treatment. We work with you to identify the best treatment for any symptoms that are humiliating, uncomfortable, or bothersome.
Conditions of the Bladder and Prostate We Handle
The prostate gland produces sperm while the bladder retains urine. The most frequent prostate condition in men over 50 is an enlarged prostate, which puts pressure on the urinary tract and causes bladder problems. Diabetes, surgical side effects, and nerve disorders are all factors that might cause bladder and incontinence problems.
We have specialized expertise detecting and treating all forms of bladder and prostate disorders at MUSC Health:
Prostate Issues
- Prostate enlargement (benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH)
- Prostatitis is a condition that affects men (prostate inflammation)
- Prostate cancer is a cancer that occurs in men.
Problems with Urination and Incontinence
- A symptom of urinary incontinence is urine incontinence.
- Urinary issues after prostate surgery
- Nocturnal, or the need to urinate in the middle of the night, is a common ailment.
- Urinary frequency and urgency, as well as overactive bladder (OAB).
- Its issues cause by nervous system abnormalities are known as neurogenic bladder.
- Urinary retention, or the inability to empty the bladder, is a common ailment.
Urethra & Urinary Tract
- Infection of the urinary tract
- Scar tissue causes urethral stricture, or constriction of the urethra.
- Obstruction of the urinary tract
Reproduction & Sexual Health
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Infertility in men
Diagnosis of Bladder and Prostate Disorders
Our doctors begin with a physical examination and a review of your medical history. If necessary, we can employ advanced diagnostic technologies to pinpoint the origin of your symptoms with precision and expertise.
Among the services we provide are:
- Urinalysis is a test that looks for abnormalities or illnesses in the urine.
- Uroflowmetry, or computerized uroflowmetry, is a test that determines the rate of urine flow over time.
- The urine left in your bladder after you’ve urinated is measure with a post-void residual urine determination.
- Prostate ultrasound is uses to detect abnormalities and diseases.
- Cystoscopy is a test that uses a small tool to look inside your bladder or urethra to see if there are any issues.
Bladder Prostate Other Medication
- Alfusin D (Alfuzosin/Dutasteride)
- Cassotide 50 mg (Bicalutamide)
- Ketosteril
- Alfusin 10 mg (Alfuzosin)
For mild to severe symptoms of prostate enlargement, medication is the most common treatment. Among the possibilities are:
Alpha-blocking agents: These drugs relax the bladder neck muscles and the prostate muscle fibres, making urination easier. Alfuzosin (Uroxatral), doxazosin (Cardura), tamsulosin (Flomax), and silodosin (Rapaflo) are alpha blockers that function swiftly in men with tiny prostates. Dizziness and a harmless condition in which semen travels back into the bladder instead of out the tip. The penis are possible side effects (retrograde ejaculation).
Inhibitors of 5-alpha reductase: These drugs reduce prostate size by inhibiting hormonal changes that cause it to expand. The medications finasteride (Proscar) and dutasteride (Avodart) can take up to six months to work. One of the negative effects is retrograde ejaculation.
Drug therapy in combination: If one medicine isn’t working, your doctor may prescribe a combination of an alpha blocker and a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor.
Tadalafil (Cialis): is a medication used to treat erectile dysfunction. According to research, this drug. Which is commonly used to treat erectile dysfunction, can also be used to treat prostate enlargement.
Bladder and Prostate Health Surgery
If previous approaches have failed to bring relief, surgery may be able to help you feel better again. With our care, you can feel protected and secure. Our urologists treat you with precision and effectiveness.
Among our surgical alternatives are:
- Re-operative surgery to remedy past bladder or prostate surgery failures.
- Urinary diversion (continent and incontinent reconstruction) is a procedure that involves creating an aperture in the stomach or a replacement bladder to allow urine to flow after the urinary system has been damage.
- Incontinence cause by neurologic disorders or complications after prostate surgery or radiation therapy can be treat with surgery.
- When your bladder isn’t big enough to hold a typical amount of urine you can get it enlarge.
- In order to alleviate urine incontinence. An artificial urinary sphincter is implanter with a cuff and a pump that controls your bladder.
- A treatment in which a synthetic mesh (sling) is place in the groin area to treat mild to moderate urine incontinence in men.
- Keyhole surgery is a procedure that is performer with the least amount of invasiveness possible.
