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transurethral resection of prostate

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transurethral resection of prostate

TURP Urology The standard method for managing prostate disease–BPH and CA, in which a curette is inserted transurethrally and crescent-shaped 'chips' are removed Complications Higher rates of postoperative cystoscopy, reoperation, postoperative urethral stricture, possibly higher 5-yr mortality. Cf Finasteride–Proscar®, Microwave prostatectomy, Transurethral microwave therapy, Transurethral needle ablation.
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The catheterized patients undergoing transurethral resection of prostate: a survey of current practice of British Urologists.
Transurethral resection of prostate syndrome: Report of a case.
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Intravesical Explosion during Endoscopic Transurethral Resection of prostate. Urol J 2006; 3:109-10.
Background: Transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) to treat benign enlargement of prostate (BEP) has been the gold standard for decades.
Comparation of the predictive value between ultrasonography and urodynamics for the efficacy of transurethral resection of prostate in benign prostatic hyperplasia patients.
Transurethral resection of prostate (TUR): Palliative channel TUR can be a safe treatment option for patients with bladder outlet obstruction to improve urinary symptoms as it provides a wide channel to void,38 however, TUR alone can adversely affect the oncological outcome and can cause significant morbidity.
1,2 Transurethral resection of prostate (TUR-P) is still the gold standard treatment of BPH.
They included 1 report each of a transurethral resection of a bladder tumor, a medical liver biopsy, a transplant kidney biopsy (using the Banff[11] reporting scheme), a parathyroid resection, a transurethral resection of prostate, and a gastric biopsy.
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