Surgery is usually offered to those who have moderate to severe symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Surgical procedures used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia include:

• Transurethral incision of the prostate (TUIP)
• Transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT)
• Transurethral needle ablation (TUNA)
• Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
• Transurethral ultrasound-guided induced prostatectomy (TULIP)
• Balloon dilation of the prostate