Prostatectomy in Hyderabad

In Hyderabad, a radical prostatectomy is typically an indicative ₹1,50,000 to ₹3,00,000, depending on the surgical approach (open or laparoscopic), room category and length of stay. Robotic surgery, where offered, generally costs more. Under Aarogyasri / PMJAY, eligible surgery at empanelled centres may be largely covered, and insurance is accepted cashless. CION gives an accurate estimate after assessment.

Eligible prostate-cancer surgery, including radical prostatectomy, may be covered under Aarogyasri and PMJAY at empanelled centres, subject to eligibility. CION's counsellors help you check whether you qualify, arrange approvals and handle the paperwork, so cost is far less of a barrier than most families expect.

A radical prostatectomy is surgery to remove the whole prostate gland and the seminal vesicles to treat prostate cancer. It differs from a "simple" prostatectomy, which removes only part of the gland for a non-cancerous enlarged prostate. A radical prostatectomy can be done open, laparoscopically (minimally invasive) or robotically; CION performs minimally invasive nerve-sparing surgery.

CION performs minimally invasive laparoscopic, nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy. Robotic-assisted surgery is a laparoscopic technique guided by a robotic console, offered at some centres and usually costing more. Laparoscopic surgery also uses small keyhole incisions with less blood loss and a quicker recovery than open surgery; what matters most is the surgeon and the overall cancer plan.

Some leakage is common in the first weeks and usually improves steadily, with most men regaining good bladder control over weeks to a few months. Pelvic-floor (Kegel) exercises speed recovery. Long-term significant leakage is much less common, and effective treatments exist if it persists.

Surgery can affect erections because the controlling nerves run beside the prostate. Nerve-sparing technique protects them where it is safe, and for many men function recovers over months, helped by a rehabilitation plan. Recovery varies from man to man, and the team supports it openly.

Nerve-sparing prostatectomy carefully preserves the delicate neurovascular bundles beside the prostate that control erections, whenever the cancer's position makes it safe to do so. It is the key surgical technique for protecting sexual function, and it is combined with continence and sexual-health rehabilitation after surgery.

The operation takes two to four hours, with a hospital stay of about one to three days. A urinary catheter stays in for one to two weeks and is removed at a follow-up. Most men return to everyday activities within a few weeks, avoiding heavy lifting at first, and to full activity over a couple of months.

Look for a cancer centre with fellowship-trained surgical oncologists, multidisciplinary tumour-board planning, minimally invasive nerve-sparing surgery, and continence and sexual-health rehabilitation. CION Cancer Clinics offers these across 35+ centres in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, with Aarogyasri and insurance counselling.

After the prostate is removed, your PSA should fall to a very low level. It is monitored with simple blood tests; a rise over time can signal that some cancer remains, prompting further treatment such as radiation. Regular PSA follow-up is how your team confirms the cancer stays controlled and acts early if anything changes.

For low-risk, slow-growing prostate cancer, active surveillance — careful monitoring with PSA, scans and biopsies — can safely delay or avoid treatment and its side-effects. For higher-risk cancer, timely surgery or radiation is better. A tumour board assessment, and a second opinion if you wish, will tell you which applies to you.

For localised prostate cancer, surgery and radiation therapy can both be reasonable, and studies show similar long-term survival for many men. The right choice depends on your cancer's risk level, your age and health, and your priorities around side-effects. CION's tumour board weighs both with you rather than defaulting to one.

No. Removing the prostate under controlled surgical conditions does not spread cancer through the body — this is a common myth. What causes real harm is delay, which lets a curable cancer grow. Radical prostatectomy is one of the most effective ways to remove a localised prostate cancer completely.

Age alone does not decide suitability — fitness and life expectancy matter more. For some older men, radiation or active surveillance is a better fit; for others, surgery is right. Your team assesses you individually rather than going by a number, and recommends the option most likely to help you.

Your team will complete pre-operative checks, review your medicines and fitness for anaesthesia, and explain what to expect. Stopping smoking, staying active, and starting pelvic-floor exercises beforehand can help recovery. You will be given clear instructions on fasting and which medicines to pause before surgery.

Often no further treatment is needed, and PSA monitoring simply confirms control. Sometimes a short course of radiation is added after surgery for the best control — a planned part of care, not a sign the surgery failed. PSA follow-up is how your team decides whether any additional treatment will help, early.

Removing the prostate treats localised cancer effectively, and for most men it stays controlled. A rise in PSA over time can signal that some cancer remains, which is why regular PSA follow-up matters — it catches any change early, when further treatment such as radiation works best. No treatment promises zero risk, but PSA monitoring gives a clear early-warning system.

For prostate cancer surgery, see a surgical oncologist (or uro-oncologist) who performs radical prostatectomy. At CION your case is reviewed by a team — surgical, radiation and medical oncologists together — so you get a coordinated, cancer-first plan rather than a single-doctor decision. You can request a specific surgeon when booking.