To the editor: I appreciate your interest in our study and thanks for the comments made. It was indeed an interesting find in this study, that slow resection rate was associated with urethral stricture (US) formation [1]. We observed that the resection rate was generally slower in the US group. In response to your query, it was noted that the resection rates did not seem to differ very much bet...

INTRODUCTION Validation studies are an important part of simulator evaluation and are considered necessary to establish the effectiveness of simulation-based training. The widely used Bristol transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) simulator has not been formally validated. OBJECTIVES Evaluation of the face, content, and construct validities of the Bristol TURP simulator as an endourology ...

BACKGROUND To compare transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided biopsy of the prostate and transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) for detection of prostate cancer (PCa) in patients with moderate lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) by retrospective chart review. METHODS Between January 2004 and December 2008, a total of 520 patients, aged 50.3-81.5 years, with moderate LUTS (International P...

Hypothesis / aims of study Despite the development of new minimally invasive methods, transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) remains the gold standard surgical treatment for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) related to BPH, with more than 90% of the patients reporting normal or improved voiding, after 10-year follow-up period. The recommended technique of TURP consists of complete rem...

BACKGROUND Retrospective analysis of Center effect of the multi-center trial conducted to compare Immucothel (KLH Immunotherapy drug product) with Mytomycin-C (MM) concluded that efficacy evaluation of the drug product may be impacted by physician's subjective performance of Transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT). METHODS A randomized trial was performed in 18 hospitals (clinical ce...

The treatment for prostate abscesses includes a combination of antimicrobial therapy and surgical drainage of the abscess cavity. There is a lack of published cases involving treatment options for a prostate abscess after a failed transurethral resection of the prostate. This is a case report describing a successful salvage treatment after a failed attempt at abscess drainage by a transurethral...

PURPOSE Our goal was to determine the appropriateness, safety and cost-effectiveness of catheter removal and hospital discharge 1 day after transurethral prostatectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective study of 200 patients who underwent transurethral prostatectomy during a 23-month period was done. On the morning of postoperative day 1 catheters were removed from 156 patients (78%) who ha...

A 63-year-old man presented with dysuria. Ultrasonography revealed a cystic intravesical mass. During needle aspiration we aspirated bloody fluid. The result cytology was class II. We gave medication on an outpatient basis, but symptoms became worse. We performed transurethral resection (TUR) of prostate. Histopathological examination of the TUR specimen revealed a papillary cystadenocarcinoma ...

– Met criteria for one of the following NMIBC treatment groups: • Group 1: Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG)-naïve, treated with transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) ± intravesical chemotherapy • Group 2: Had current or previous BCG treatment but were refractory or resistant to treatment • Group 3: Were BCG refractory or relapsing and next treatment option would be cystectomy (but were...