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Discussionradical prostatectomy after partial HOLEP - is it possible?
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I had the HOLEP in July, 2024 because I was unable to urinate after a hernia operation in May, 2024. The HOLEP removed the central core of my prostate which left 30 to 40 % of my prostate intact. I had an MRI in December with the following results:
Prostate has been assessed using ACR’s PI-RADS version 2.1.
PI-RADS category 4 suspicious mass, right posterior lateral basilar peripheral zone.
I will get a biopsy on March 12th.
I do not know if morellation was used during my HOLEP. After the operation, I had a catheter in for 9 days. I finally went to the emergency room to have it removed because it had gotten plugged up and I was urinating around the catheter. After the removal, I urinated and a cross section of my prostate came out. This is what was blocking the catheter. I asked my urologist if I this was a concern that a portion of my prostate which was cancerous was in my bladder for that period of time, and he said that it was not a concern. Do members here believe that I should be concerned about this and have an MRI done on my bladder?