OBJECTIVE We compared results from the standard monopolar or the bipolar plasmakinetic method for the transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) at 4 and 7 years after surgery (medium to long term). MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective analysis was performed on the complete data from 124 patients who were alive and had 7 years of regular follow-up...

PURPOSE Although transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is considered the standard surgical treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) is replacing TURP. We compared TURP with HoLEP with matching for prostate size. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the medical charts of patients who underwent TURP and HoLEP perfo...

Trans urethral resection of prostate (TURP) is the most frequently performed surgical treatment for patients diagnosed with benign prostate hyperplasia. This retrospective observational study was design to evaluate the occurrence and the characteristics of incidental prostate cancer (IPC), in patients underwent TURP for clinically benign disease. In histopathology of TURP specimens 14.9% showed...

W henever irrigation fluid enters the intravascular space, dangerous complications can arise. This is best described as the transurethral resection of the prostate (TURF’) syndrome. The syndrome has also been reported after endometrial ablation (l-5) and ureteroscopic procedures with irrigating solutions (6-8). TURF’ syndrome may occur as quickly as 15 minutes after resection starts (9-ll), or ...

PURPOSE Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) has a high failure rate in patients with small volume benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) with bladder outlet obstruction (BOO). We describe and report the results of an alternative surgical method, selective transurethral resection of the prostate (STURP) in combination with transurethral incision of the bladder neck (TUIBN). METHODS Patie...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the annual changes in prostate variables and style of surgical treatment of patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) over the past 12 years. MATERIALS AND METHODS The subjects were 918 patients (January 1999-November 2010) who were treated by either open prostatectomy or transurethral resection of prostate (TURP). Every year, the perfo...

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of bipolar transurethral prostatectomy (TURP) using the Gyrus PlasmaKinetic System compared with conventional monopolar TURP. This study included 102 patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) who underwent TURP from January 2003 to March 2005. In all, 49 consecutive patients had bipolar and 53 had monopolar TURP. Al...

Objective: To generate high-quality data comparing the clinical efficacy and safety profile between monopolar transurethral resection of prostate (M-TURP) bipolar plasmakinetic (PK-TURP) for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Materials Methods: Prospective, randomized, single-blinded study conducted in a tertiary-care public institution (Dec/2014-Aug/2016). Inclusion criteria: <80g patients wi...

OBJECTIVES To determine the clinical effectiveness and cost utility of procedures alternative to TURP (transurethral resection of the prostate) for benign prostatic enlargement (BPE) unresponsive to expectant, non-surgical treatments. DATA SOURCES Electronic searches of 13 databases to identify relevant randomised controlled trials (RCTs). REVIEW METHODS Two reviewers independently assessed...