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Prostate Scope
BPH; Benign prostatic hypertrophy (hyperplasia); Prostate - enlarged
Treatment
The choice of a treatment is based on the severity of your symptoms, the extent to which they affect your daily life, and the presence of any other medical conditions. Treatment options include "watchful waiting," lifestyle changes, medication, or surgery.
If you are over 60, you are more likely to have symptoms. But many men with an enlarged prostate have only minor symptoms....
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From Our Experts
When Reflux Doesn't Get Better: Back to the drawing board! Scope #2!
As much as I hate to type these words, it is officially back to the drawing board for our little Ella and her wicked acid reflux disease.... Read more »
RA and Preventative Health Screening: Getting Scoped
Medications for rheumatoid arthritis can be hard on your stomach. Between heartburn, acid reflux, gas, GERD and other gastrointestinal... Read more »
Heart Scans, Nurse-o-scopes, and Medical Secrets: Oh My!
Just half a century ago, if you wanted to look at a medical textbook, you would have to go to the library and ask for special permission.... Read more »
Prostate Cancer, Robotic Prostate Surgery & Erectile Dysfunction...
After robotic prostate surgery that is performed for cancer, the patient will have a foley catheter (a small drain that is placed in the... Read more »
From Our Sources
New scope aids GERD diagnosis
A new "skinny scope" could make getting a reflux diagnosis easier. The thin scope does not require that patients be sedated and is less expensive... Read more »
Study uncovers scope of arthritis in children, teens
A new study has found that about one in every 250 children and teens have been diagnosed with arthritis or another rheumatologic condition. The... Read more »
Scoping Out a Unique Cause of Hip Pain
Source: eOrthopod
A surgeon at the Nashville Sports Medicine Center reports on the number of patients with damage to the ligamentum teres in the hip. This is the... Read more »
Scoping Out Sources of Hip Pain
Source: eOrthopod
A doctor at the Nashville Sports Medicine Center reports on the number of patients with damage to the ligamentum teres in the hip. This is the... Read more »
Scoping Out Solutions for Knee Joint Arthritis
Source: eOrthopod
Surgical treatment for degenerative arthritis of the knee has a long history. In the 1940s, doctors started removing bone spurs, torn cartilage, and... Read more »
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