The purpose of this section is to indicate the number of surgical operations related to increased volume (hyperplasia) of the prostate gland.
The prostate is a gland the size of a walnut, found only in men and located in front of the rectum. With advancing age, the volume of this gland may increase (but this is a benign and reversible condition), compressing the prostate urethra and preventing the outflow of urine.
Surgical treatment of this condition may involve the removal of all or part of the prostate gland.
It is important to know that there are indicators developed by the Italian National Healthcare Outcomes Program (Programma nazionale esiti – PNE), carried out by AGENAS on behalf of the Ministry of Health, which provide information on the number of interventions and their outcomes.
For this type of intervention, a specific indicator has been developed concerning the number of interventions carried out. The greater the number of surgeries performed by the healthcare centre, the greater the experience that the staff can boast.
The “Find a healthcare centre” tool (TrovaStrutture) has been designed to provide you with as much information and services – available in public and private affiliated hospitals – as possible. In the “Healthcare centre details” section you can check, for each centre, the presence of the “Transfusion Centre” services and the “Resuscitation Service”. These services increase the timeliness of care in the event that the patient needs blood and/or intensive care, thus avoiding the possible increase in criticalities related to the surgical interventions the patient has undergone.
Your doctor can assist you in making the most informed and responsible choice. Contact him/her for all the information you need for your health needs.
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