BHP treatment in Korean medical centres: facts and figures
Korean doctors are one the best in the world according to the New York Times newspaper. American medical institutions serve Korean specialists as visiting professors.
Transurethral resection of the prostate is the most frequently used type of the surgeries for BPH treatment in Republic of Korea. Specialists of Korean clinics recommend TURP as the primary and effective mode of enlarged prostate treatment.
TURP ranking in Korea:
- 15% - 20% of BPH patients have similar risks as other types of surgical procedures (bleeding and infection);
- 10% - 15% of patients require a second surgical procedure within 10 years;
- 0% is mortality rate after TURP.