Is Bladder Neck Elevation Surgery a Minor Procedure?

The treatment typically involves transurethral resection, which is considered a minor surgery. The surgery for bladder neck elevation is mainly minimally invasive. With the improvement of clinical equipment and the development of treatment techniques, it has become a relatively mature minimally invasive surgery that can be performed in most hospitals. The surgery causes minimal trauma to patients, is quick, and has a short postoperative recovery time. Patients can get out of bed two to three days after the surgery and be discharged with the catheter removed around five days later. Therefore, it is a minor surgery. Patients do not need to worry excessively and should relax and actively cooperate with doctors for preoperative examinations. Before the surgery, patients undergo low spinal anesthesia or epidural anesthesia. After the anesthesia takes effect, a resectoscope is inserted into the urethra retrogradely to observe the lesions at the bladder neck. Then, electrical resection is performed. Generally, the resection width is between 1.5 and 2 centimeters, keeping the posterior urethra and bladder triangle on the same plane. After the resection, electrocoagulation is performed to stop bleeding, and an F18-20 three-lumen balloon catheter is inserted to drain urine and apply pressure to stop bleeding.