Prostate

Overview

The prostate gland is a male reproductive organ that is about the size of a walnut, found at the base of the bladder. Fluid produced by this gland helps to protect and feed sperm, which come from the seminal vesicles via the ejaculatory ducts into the urethra.

 

Conditions of the Prostate

  • Dribbling urine, pain urinating, frequent urination, blood or semen in urine, painful ejaculation
  • Infection (acute or chronic)
  • Prostatitis / inflammation
  • Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
  • Prostate cancer

Treatment Options

Dr Paul Manohar has extensive training and expertise treating conditions affecting the prostate gland. Here is a non-exhaustive list of treatment options available:

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)

  • Urolift
  • Rezum (steam)
  • TURP

Prostate Cancer

  • PSA testing
  • Prostate biopsy
  • Active surveillance
  • Brachytherapy (seeds)
  • Prostatectomy (radical/total)

Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery

Some patients may qualify to have their surgery performed with the revolutionary da Vinci Surgical Robot.

The da Vinci system represents the latest in surgical and robotics technology. Your surgeon is 100% in control of the da Vinci system at all times. da Vinci technology translates your surgeon’s hand movements into smaller, precise movements of tiny instruments inside your body.

Dr Paul Manohar is an expert in robotic urological surgery. Watch this short video to see what the robot can offer in terms of surgery.

About Dr Paul Manohar

Dr Paul Manohar is a Urologist and Urological Surgeon based in South-Eastern Melbourne. He has extensive training in minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery, urological pain management and general urological conditions. Dr Manohar welcome both public and private patients.

Qualifications

  • Full Member, Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand
  • Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS)
  • Postgraduate Diploma of Surgical Anatomy (Melbourne University)
  • Postgraduate Course in Clinical Anatomy (Monash University)
  • Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (Monash University)

Consulting Locations

  • Berwick
  • Moorabbin
  • Mount Waverley
  • Warragul

 

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