III. Efficacy

  1. Most common surgery for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
  2. Reduces symptoms in 88% of patients

IV. Complications

  1. Initial adverse effects
    1. Blood loss requiring transfusion: 1%
    2. Mortality: 0.2% (as high as 10% if age over 80 years)
    3. Postoperative Urinary Tract Infection: 5 to 10%
  2. Longterm adverse effects
    1. Unsatisfactory longterm outcome
      1. Inadequate relief of BPH symptoms: 20-25%
      2. Reoperation rate within 10 years: 15 to 20%
    2. Impotence: 5-10% (evaluate potency prior to TURP)
    3. Retrograde ejaculation: 70 to 75%
    4. Urinary Incontinence: 2 to 4%

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Definition (CHV) a surgical procedure in which the doctor removes part of the prostate gland through the urethra
Definition (CHV) a surgical procedure in which the doctor removes part of the prostate gland through the urethra
Definition (CHV) a surgical procedure in which the doctor removes part of the prostate gland through the urethra
Definition (NCI_NCI-GLOSS) Surgery to remove tissue from the prostate using an instrument inserted through the urethra.
Definition (NCI) Resection of the prostate using a cystoscope passed through the urethra.(MeSH)
Definition (MSH) Removal of all or part of the PROSTATE, often using a cystoscope and/or resectoscope passed through the URETHRA.
Concepts Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure (T061)
MSH D020728
ICD9 60.2
ICD10 1165 , 37203-00
SnomedCT 176285000, 149711008, 90199006
English Prostatectomies, Transurethral, Prostatectomy, Transurethral, Transurethral Prostatectomies, Endoscopic resection prostate, TURP - Trnsurthra resect prost, Prostate Transurethral Resection, Transurethral Resection of the Prostate, Transurethral resectn prostate, TURP (transurethral resection of prostate gland), transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) (treatment), transurethral resection of prostate, transurethral resection of prostate (treatment), genito-urinary tract surgery prostatectomy (TURP), Prostate Transurethral Resections, transurethral resection of prostate (TURP), TURP (transurethral resection of prostate), Prostate transurethral resection, TURP, Prostate Resection, Transurethral, Prostate Resections, Transurethral, Resection, Transurethral Prostate, Resections, Transurethral Prostate, Transurethral Prostate Resection, Transurethral Prostate Resections, TUR, Transurethral resection of prostate (TURP), Transurethral resection of prostate [TURP], Transurethral resect prostate, turp, TURPs, transurethral prostatectomy (treatment), prostatectomy transurethral, transurethral prostatectomy, prostatectomy endoscopic, prostatectomy endoscopic (treatment), transurethral resection of the prostate, Loop prostatectomy, Endoscopic prostatectomy, Endoscopic resection of prostate, TURP - Transurethral resection of prostate, Transurethral prostatectomy, Transurethral resection of prostate, TUR of prostate, Transurethral prostatectomy (procedure), Transurethral prostatectomy, NOS, TUR of prostate, NOS, Transurethral Prostatectomy, Transurethral Prostatic Resection, Transurethral Resection of Prostate, Transurethral prostatectomy NOS, transurethral resect prostate
Dutch prostaat transuretrale resectie, TUR, transuretrale prostatectomie, Prostatectomie, transurethrale, Resectie, prostaat-, transurethrale, TURP, Transurethrale prostraatresectie, Transurethrale thermotherapie, microgolf-
French Résection transuréthrale de la prostate, RTU, Résection transuréthrale de prostate, Résection trans-uréthrale de prostate, RTUP, Prostatectomie transurétrale
German Prostata, transurethale Resekton, TUR, transurethrale Prostatektomie, Prostatektomie, transurethrale, Transurethrale Resektion der Prostata, TURP, Transurethrale Prostataresektion, Transurethrale Prostatektomie
Italian Resezione della prostata transuretrale, Resezione prostatica transuretrale, Prostatectomia transuretrale, TURP, Resezione transuretrale, Resezione transuretrale della prostata
Portuguese Ressecção transuretral da próstata, Ressecção transuretral, Vasorresseção Transuretral da Próstata, Ablação da Próstata com Laser de Contato, Ablação Prostática a Laser de Contato, Ablação Térmica por Radiofrequência Transuretral, Resseção Transuretral da Próstata, Eletrorresseção Transuretral da Próstata, Ablação da Próstata por Agulha Transuretral, Prostatectomia Transuretral Induzida por Laser Guiada por Ultrassom, Prostatectomia transuretral, TURP, Prostatectomia Transuretral, Ressecção Transuretral da Próstata
Spanish Resección transuretral de próstata, PTU, Transuretral, Ablación por Aguja Transuretral de la Próstata, prostatectomía en asa, prostatectomía transuretral (procedimiento), prostatectomía transuretral, Prostatectomía transuretral, RTUP, Prostatectomía Transuretral, Resección Transuretral de la Próstata
Japanese 経尿道的前立腺摘除, ケイニョウドウテキゼンリツセンテキジョ, 経尿道的切除術-前立腺, 前立腺摘出術-経尿道的, 経尿道切除-前立腺, 前立腺切除術-経尿道的, 経尿道的切除-前立腺, 経尿道的前立腺切除, 経尿道的前立腺切除術, 経尿道的手術-前立腺, 前立腺切除-経尿道, 前立腺切除-経尿道的, 経尿道的前立腺摘出, 前立腺摘出-経尿道的, 経尿道前立腺切除, TURP, TURP, 経尿道的切除, ケイニョウドウテキセツジョ, 経尿道的前立腺摘出術, 経尿道手術-前立腺
Swedish TURP
Czech transuretrální resekce prostaty, TURP, prostatektomie transuretrální, Transuretrální prostatektomie, Transuretrální resekce prostaty, TUR
Finnish Höyläysleikkaus
Russian PROSTATEKTOMIIA TRANSURETRAL'NAIA, TURP, TRANSURETRAL'NAIA REZEKTSIIA PROSTATY, ПРОСТАТЭКТОМИЯ ТРАНСУРЕТРАЛЬНАЯ, ТРАНСУРЕТРАЛЬНАЯ РЕЗЕКЦИЯ ПРОСТАТЫ, ТУРП
Croatian TRANSURETRALNA RESEKCIJA PROSTATE
Polish Wycięcie gruczołu krokowego przezcewkowe, TURP, Wycięcie prostaty przezcewkowe, Wycięcie stercza przezcewkowe, Prostatektomia przezcewkowa, Przezcewkowa elektroresekcja gruczołu krokowego
Hungarian Transurethralis prostatectomia, TURP, Transurethralis prostata resectio, TUR
Norwegian TURP, Transurethral prostatareseksjon