title: [TURP: what and when. Indications, results, complications: our experience].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Urologia, Policlinico S. Marco, Zingonia, Bergamo.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tombolini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruoppolo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bellorofonte
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zaatar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tagliaferri
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dell'Acqua
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Ferri
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Fenice
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*