PURPOSE We aimed to verify the current status of transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) in Korea. MATERIALS AND METHODS The medical records of 1,341 men who underwent TURP in 9 Korean medical centers between 2004 and 2008 were reviewed. The patients were divided into two groups according to time periods: 2004-2005 (group 1) and 2006-2008 (group 2). To verify differences in the two pat...

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of high-power 120W Greenlight HPS laser (HPS) and compare the results to transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), and define a subgroup of patients who had better symptom score improvement after HPS. METHODS One hundred and twenty-five patients who underwent surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) (61 HPS and 64 TURP) w...

OBJECTIVE We compared results from the standard monopolar or the bipolar plasmakinetic method for the transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) at 4 and 7 years after surgery (medium to long term). MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective analysis was performed on the complete data from 124 patients who were alive and had 7 years of regular follow-up...

PURPOSE We examined the face, content and construct validity of version 1.0 of the University of Washington transurethral prostate resection (TURP) trainer. MATERIALS AND METHODS Version 1.0 of a virtual reality based simulator for transurethral skills was developed at our laboratory by integrating TURP hardware with our virtual 3-dimensional anatomy, irrigation control, cutting, bleeding and...

BACKGROUND Spinal anesthesia is a safe anesthetic mode for transurethral prostate resection (TUPR). There are several studies assessing the effect of bupivacaine, lonely or accompanied by other drugs, on short duration operations. However, there is controversy regarding the exact combination. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to compare the effects of spinal anesthesia with bupivacaine and ...

BACKGROUND A virtual reality simulator provides a novel training model for improving surgical skills in a variety of fields. They can simulate a variety of surgical scenarios to improve the overall skills required for endoscopic operations, and also record the operative process of trainees in real-time and allow for objective evaluation. At present, some simulators for transurethral resection o...

Here, we report a case of prostatic abscess probably due to malignant lymphoma of the prostate. An 82-year-old man was referred to our hospital with chief complaints of urinary frequency and discomfort on urination. Antibiotics were prescribed, but the symptoms remained and intermittent fever appeared. The patient was diagnosed with prostatic abscess by computed tomography (CT). Digital rectal ...

Epidemiological and experimental evidence suggests that inflammation plays a role in both prostate cancer (PCa) and benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH). This study evaluates the risk of PC after transurethral resection (TURP) for BPH and estimates the PCa risk related to presence of inflammation in the resected material. The Pathology Department at the University Hospital of Umeå (Umeå, Sweden) i...

BACKGROUND To investigate the incidence and time course of hemolysis and its clinical effects following transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) using distilled water as the irrigant. METHODS Between March 1996 and April 1997, 39 patients who underwent TURP due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) were randomly included in this study. The levels of plasma hemoglobin, haptoglobin and se...