title: Serum acid phosphatase in TUR syndrome.
abstract: The value of serum acid phosphatase (S-ACP) as a marker of transurethral resection (TUR) syndrome was studied in 105 patients undergoing TURP. In ten patients who developed TUR syndrome the elevation of S-ACP was statistically significantly higher than in the rest of the patients. In seven patients prostatic cancer was diagnosed in the resection chips, but there were no differences in the S-ACP levels during TURP between these patients and the rest of the group. According to the present study, S-ACP seems to be a reliable and cheap marker of TUR syndrome, but the method is slow as compared to ethanol, which restricts its use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Central Hospital of Southern Saimaa, Lappeenranta, Finland.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Permi
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000097:blood*; D000368:Aged; D004796:Clinical Enzyme Tests; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000601:surgery; D013577:Syndrome; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014883:Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000135:Acid Phosphatase