[TURP: what and when. Indications, results, complications: our experience].
Transurethral resection of the prostate (T.U.R.P.) has indeed replaced open surgery in the great majority of cases, particularly when the gland is estimated to weight 50-60 g or less. After prostatectomy the patient resumes a normal voiding pattern and obstructive symptoms quickly disappear, although irritative symptoms tend to persist for some time.
Tombolini
P
P
Divisione di Urologia, Policlinico S. Marco, Zingonia, Bergamo.
Ruoppolo
M
M
Bellorofonte
C
C
Zaatar
C
C
Tagliaferri
A
A
Dell'Acqua
S
S
Ferri
P M
PM
Fenice
O
O
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*