Romi Gonen is expected to undergo surgery in hopes of regaining at least part of the lost function.
"We know there is a very long initial surgery, about 10 hours. We hope there won’t be more surgeries, but there’s no way to know," Leshem Gonen said.
The cohort study, including 38 surgeons and 793 patients, suggests that increased surgeon stress at the start of a procedure is linked to improved patient outcomes.
The operation was successful, and the 79-year-old Lula is "well" and being monitored in the intensive care unit, the note said.
Prostate removal surgery, whether due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) or other reasons is a common medical procedure.
The hospital added that Netanyahu faces a recovery period ahead of him.
Benign prostate enlargement is not cancerous and is very common—particularly in men after they reach the age of 50.
Following the surgery, which lasted approximately two hours, Netanayhu was moved to the hospital's recovery room.