Medicare usually covers TURP surgery, which doctors may perform at an ambulatory surgical center or in a hospital. Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is a medical procedure that may help ...

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Feb 4, 2014) - As men age, changes in urinary habits are par for the course. For some men, significant changes in urinary patterns are caused by an enlarged prostate, ...

What is transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)? If your prostate becomes too large, your doctor may recommend a surgical procedure known as transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). It ...

Some studies show that use of transurethral resection of the prostate, long the gold standard for managing enlarged prostates, is in decline, but it still remains the most popular choice among ...

In a recent study, transurethral resection of the prostate identified only 54% of prostate cancers. Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is effective for treating benign prostatic ...

Aug. 26, 2004 — Bipolar saline transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) in patients with large-volume benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and significant comorbidities eliminates the risk of ...

Background. A 74-year-old man developed severe, life-threatening bleeding refractory to endoscopic fulguration from a prostatic capsular perforation while undergoing transurethral resection of ...

The term TURP stands for transurethral resection of the prostate, an operation that is mainly performed to treat men with an enlarged prostate, a condition called benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH).

Large multicenter studies comparing outcomes between TURP and photoselective vaporization of the prostate (PVP) are sparse, with no studies having compared the influence of trainee involvement on ...

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