Transurethral resection of the prostate: the new old standard

A literature search was performed for articles between June 2000 and July 2001 pertaining to transurethral resection of the prostate. Eight of the most interesting and/or groundbreaking articles, as deemed by the authors, were selected for review. Topics discussed include transurethral vaporization of the prostate, laser prostatectomy, preoperative finasteride, pelvic floor rehabilitation, the impact of the quantity of tissue removed, bladder infusion prior to catheter removal, and ethanol-glycine in assessment of the absorption of irrigation fluid.

[1]  M. Wirth,et al.  Is There a Relationship between the Amount of Tissue Removed at Transurethral Resection of the Prostate and Clinical Improvement in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia , 2001, European Urology.

[2]  P. Gilling,et al.  Holmium laser resection of the prostate is more cost effective than transurethral resection of the prostate: results of a randomized prospective study. , 2001, Urology.

[3]  R. Hahn.  Fluid and electrolyte dynamics during development of the TURP syndrome. , 1990, British journal of urology.

[4]  L. Jorfeldt,et al.  Monitoring fluid absorption during TURP by marking the irrigating solution with ethanol. , 1986, Scandinavian journal of urology and nephrology.

[5]  D. Gillatt,et al.  Ethanol‐glycine irrigating fluid for transurethral resection of the prostate in practice , 2000, BJU international.

[6]  R. E. Abdel-Halim,et al.  Prospective randomized study of transurethral vaporization resection of the prostate using the thick loop and standard transurethral prostatectomy. , 2000, Urology.

[7]  L. Dodds,et al.  Early catheter removal: a prospective study of 100 consecutive patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate. , 1995, British journal of urology.

[8]  I. Thompson,et al.  Reduction of length of stay and cost of transurethral resection of the prostate by early catheter removal. , 1996, British journal of urology.

[9]  J. Nørgaard,et al.  Total transurethral resection versus minimal transurethral resection of the prostate--a 10-year follow-up study of urinary symptoms, uroflowmetry and residual volume. , 1994, British journal of urology.

[10]  I. D. Wilson,et al.  A randomized trial comparing bladder infusion with standard catheter removal after transurethral resection of the prostate , 2000, BJU international.

[11]  T. Peters,et al.  A randomized trial comparing transurethral resection of the prostate, laser therapy and conservative treatment of men with symptoms associated with benign prostatic enlargement: The CLasP study. , 2000, The Journal of urology.

[12]  J. Hagerty,et al.  Pretreatment with finasteride decreases perioperative bleeding associated with transurethral resection of the prostate. , 2000, Urology.

[13]  D. Porru,et al.  Impact of early pelvic floor rehabilitation after transurethral resection of the prostate , 2001, Neurourology and urodynamics.

[14]  H. Hense.  Antihypertensive therapy and blood lipids. , 1995, Epidemiology.

[15]  R. Hahn.  Prevention of TUR syndrome by detection of trace ethanol in the expired breath , 1990, Anaesthesia.

[16]  P. Essén,et al.  ECG and cardiac enzymes after glycine absorption in transurethral prostatic resection , 1994, Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica.

[17]  B. Farahmand,et al.  Operative factors and the long-term incidence of acute myocardial infarction after transurethral resection of the prostate. , 1996, Epidemiology.

[18]  J. Hultén,et al.  Monitoring irrigating fluid absorption during transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP); a comparison between 1 and 2% ethanol as a tracer. , 1989, Scandinavian journal of urology and nephrology.

[19]  R. Hahn.  Irrigating fluids in endoscopic surgery. , 1997, British journal of urology.

[20]  J. Hultén,et al.  The control of haemolysis during transurethral resection of the prostate when water is used for irrigation: monitoring absorption by the ethanol method , 2000, BJU international.