Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a benign hyperplasia of prostate gland cells of the urethra affecting increasing population. The most common method of treatment is transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). But many complications may occur including intraoperative or postoperative hemorrhage, prostate perforation, urinary incontinence and bladder neck contracture. Transurethral ballo...

OBJECTIVE TURis((R)) is an emerging technique that shows the same efficacy of monopolar resection. However, there is currently little available data on the safety of bipolar devices. We assessed outcome and safety of TURis on a large cohort of patients with at least 6 months' follow-up. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between January 2006 and October 2007, 1000 consecutive transurethral resection (TUR),...

OBJECTIVES To assess the associations between preoperative treatment with 5-alpha reductase inhibitors and the risks of blood transfusion during transurethral resection of the prostate and blood clot evacuation or emergency department visits for hematuria within 1 month after surgery. METHODS We used data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database in this population-based coh...

BACKGROUND Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a frequent disease among elderly, and is responsible for considerable disability. Benign prostatic hyperplasia can be clinically significant due to lower urinary tract symptoms that take place because the gland is enlarged and obstructs urine flow. Transurethral resection of the prostate remains the gold standard treatment for patients with moderate or...

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a benign hyperplasia of prostate gland cells of the urethra affecting increasing population. The most common method of treatment is transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). But many complications may occur including intraoperative or postoperative hemorrhage, prostate perforation, urinary incontinence and bladder neck contracture. Transurethral ballo...

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Fifty patients with localized prostate cancer, clinical stage T1-T2N0M0 were studied. The therapy started with androgen deprivation therapy for 3 months to reduce the volume of prostate about 35%. High-energy transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT) was then performed. Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) was performed in radical fashion at least 3 months after TUMT to confirm the...