However, long-term results may not be as good as those seen with TURP. Transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT)— A microwave antenna is inserted into the urethra to heat the prostate and destroy overgrown tissue. This procedure costs less than TURP and has fewer complications. No overnight...
Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP): Physicians have used TURP for the longest period and consider it the gold standard procedure. After giving a patient anesthesia, the doctor inserts a special instrument (a resectoscope) into the urethra through the penis. The resectoscope is similar...
The most common BPH surgery performed today is transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), a less invasive technique that has been performed for decades. There are several terms for TURP: button TURP, plasma electrode TURP, and bipolar TURP. These terms all describe the same type of procedu...
Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP): Physicians have used TURP for the longest period and consider it the gold standard procedure. After giving a patient anesthesia, the doctor inserts a special instrument (a resectoscope) into the urethra through the penis. The resectoscope is similar...
TURP,or transurethral resection of the prostate, is the standard procedure for symptomatic BPH. By removing prostate tissue, TURP helps to reduce symptoms like the frequent need to urinate, a feeling that the bladder hasn't fully emptied, and urinary tract infections. It is safe and effective....
Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP).Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is a common surgery used to treat the prostate and is considered the gold standard. In this procedure, the doctor scrapes away the innermost core of the prostate through a small instrument inserted through...
Results: In this study, 142 patients with patient's benign prostate enlargement undergoing TURP had observed, in which 83(58.5%) patients have prostate volume have less than or equal to 15gm and 59(41.5%) patients have more than 15gm. Electrolyte derangement among patients ...
Most men living with enlarged prostate (BPH) symptoms take prescription medications after they’re diagnosed but these prescriptions often don’t provide adequate relief and may cause dizziness, fatigue, and sexual dysfunction.2Medications don't need to become a lifelong burden and men don’t need...
"Having anenlarged prostateis very common in many men over the age of 50, and these new findings provide hope for those who might not be candidates for transurethral resection of the prostate, or TURP—and may allow them to avoid serious complications that sometime result from surgery, such ...
My father also had an enlarged prostate. When he was 58 he had an operation called trans-urethral resection of the prostate (TURP), where they cut away a section of the gland.But even after this he suffered full retention twice he was told the prostate eventually starts pressing on ...