Urology in Lagos
Radical prostatectomy in Lagos, for prostate cancer
A written all-in price after a consultation from ₦50,000 in Lagos, so you know the total before anything is booked.
How the price is set
Consultation, then a written price
From ₦50,000
Consultant urology opinion
- The urologist, the assistant and the anaesthetist
- Theatre time and the equipment for the operation
- Your bed and nursing care for the planned stay
- Medication while you are admitted
Your written price covers the lines above, agreed before you pay.
Radical Prostatectomy for Prostate Cancer at Mezo Health in Lagos, Nigeria is priced in a written quote after a consultation from ₦50,000, because the right operation and its cost depend on what the surgeon finds. The quote covers theatre time and the equipment for the operation, your bed and nursing care for the planned stay, and medication while you are admitted. Prices last checked 3 November 2026.
The whole prostate and the seminal vesicles are removed, sometimes with nearby lymph glands, to cure prostate cancer that is still inside the gland. It is done open through a cut in the lower tummy, or by keyhole surgery. Radiotherapy is the main alternative, and for small, slow-growing cancers careful monitoring may be the better choice. You should hear about all three before you decide.
Also called: Prostate removal, Prostate cancer surgery, Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, Open radical prostatectomy, Robotic prostatectomy, Nerve-sparing prostatectomy
Medically reviewed by Dr Debo Odulana
How the price is set
Written quote after consultation
Consultant urology opinion: from ₦50,000
Your price is a written quote after the urologist has seen your biopsy result and scans, because the approach, whether lymph glands are removed and the stay change it. It does not move without your written agreement.
What your written quote covers
- The urologist, the assistant and the anaesthetist
- Theatre time and the equipment for the operation
- Your bed and nursing care for the planned stay
- Medication while you are admitted
- Analysis of the prostate and any lymph glands removed
- Catheter removal and reviews with the urologist after discharge
Not in the quote
- The first consultation
- The biopsy, MRI, bone scan and other staging tests
- Radiotherapy or hormone treatment before or after surgery
- Pelvic floor physiotherapy and treatments for erections afterwards
- Unplanned intensive care or a return to theatre
What decides your quote
- Open or keyhole surgery
- Removal of lymph glands at the same time
- Blood transfusion
- A longer stay than planned
If an HMO is paying, the case needs prior authorisation before admission. Bring your HMO number to the first consultation and the desk will start it. If the plan declines, you are told the cash price before anything is booked.
How we pick your surgeon
Every Mezo surgeon is MDCN verified and approved for this operation before they take a case. You meet them before you pay.
Is it right for you
Who this is for
A good fit
- Prostate cancer confirmed by biopsy that scans show has not spread beyond the prostate
- A cancer graded as intermediate or high risk, where monitoring alone is not safe
- A man fit for a major operation with many years of life ahead of him
When it is not the right answer
- Small, low-grade cancers, which can often be watched safely with PSA tests and MRI
- Cancer that has spread to the bones or lymph glands, which is treated with hormone therapy and other medicines
- A man with serious heart or lung disease, for whom radiotherapy may be safer
- An enlarged prostate without cancer, which is treated with tablets or TURP
What happens
The pathway, step by step
- 1
Consultation with the urologist₦50,000
Your PSA, biopsy grade and scans reviewed, and the choices between surgery, radiotherapy and monitoring explained.
- 2
Staging tests
MRI of the prostate and, where the cancer is higher risk, a bone scan or CT, to confirm it has not spread.
- 3
A written price
The operation and the stay, in writing, before admission.
- 4
The operation
Two to four hours under general anaesthetic.
- 5
Hospital stay
Usually two to five nights. You go home with a catheter.
- 6
Catheter out and results₦25,000
The catheter comes out after one to two weeks. The tissue result and PSA tests decide whether anything more is needed.
Afterwards
Recovery, realistically
First two weeks
At home with a catheter. Walking every day, no heavy lifting.
After the catheter is out
Leaking urine is common at first. Pelvic floor exercises, started early, help most men regain control over weeks to months.
Weeks 6 to 12
Back to most normal activity. Your first PSA test after surgery should be very low.
Months 3 to 24
Erections can take a year or more to recover, if they do. Treatments are available to help.
Risks you should be told about
- Leaking urine, usually improving over months, sometimes lasting
- Erection problems, depending on age, erections before surgery and whether the nerves could be spared
- No semen at orgasm and loss of natural fertility, which are permanent
- Bleeding needing a transfusion
- Infection and blood clots
- Narrowing where the bladder is joined to the urethra
Every operation carries risk. A surgeon who lists none is not being straight with you. Yours will go through these with you before you consent.
Questions people ask
Surgery or radiotherapy: which is better?
For cancer inside the prostate, both can cure it and neither is right for every man. They differ in their side effects and in what is possible afterwards. A good urologist will explain both and, where possible, let you speak to a cancer doctor who gives radiotherapy.
Will I be able to have sex afterwards?
Orgasm is still possible, but no semen comes out. Erections are often weaker or absent for a while, and whether they recover depends on your age, how good they were before and whether the nerves could be spared. Medicines and other treatments can help.
Will I leak urine?
Most men leak at first, and most regain good control over the following months, helped by pelvic floor exercises. A small number have leaking that lasts, and there are treatments for that too.
Why is there no fixed price on this page?
Because the approach, the stay and whether lymph glands are removed all change it. You get the price in writing before admission.
Medically reviewed by Dr Debo Odulana, Founder and Chief Executive, Mezo. Last reviewed . This page is general information, not a diagnosis. Care is decided with you after an examination.
Sources and further reading
The guidelines and patient information this page is checked against. Care in Nigeria follows the same evidence; what differs is the price and where it is done.
- Prostate cancer: treatment. NHS. Patient information.
- Prostate cancer: diagnosis and management (NG131). National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Clinical guideline.
Links last checked 3 November 2026.
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Prices shown are in naira and were last checked on 3 November 2026. A “from” price is the all-in starting price for the standard case. Every operation is confirmed in a written quote after your consultation, because the right operation for you, and its cost, depend on what the surgeon finds.