1.   President Reagan went into hospital for minor prostate surgery and, in a routine check-up, four benign growths were removed from his colon.

2.   Among the first procedures that he has tackled is prostate surgery.

3.   And after all, it can be associated with many conditions, including prostate surgery, high blood pressure, diabetes, even smoking.

4.   Binder also got to talk to patients who had traditional prostate surgery.

5.   But Wilt said long-term studies were needed to find out whether saw palmetto would keep working and whether it might help men postpone or delay prostate surgery.

6.   Dole already has undergone prostate surgery.

7.   Drugs like Viagra help improve potency in those who have such problems after prostate surgery.

8.   Guidelines developed by the agency had shown that cataract surgery, prostate surgery and back surgery are often unnecessary, he said.

9.   He has had a cataract removed from his right eye and has undergone minor prostate surgery, but no evidence of malignancy was found, the report said.

10.   He died after prostate surgery, said his daughter, Dr. Laura McGarry.