transurethral resection of prostate (TURP)

February 6, 2017February 6, 2017

New Device Controls Post-TURP Irrigation in BPH Patients, Potentially Improving Recovery

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Researchers in China developed a new device that offers a better control of flow rate during continuous bladder irrigation (CBI), a procedure primarily used after prostate surgery to keep the ... Read more

December 21, 2016

Study Deems Laser Resection Technique Safe, Effective for BPH Patients at Risk of Bleeding

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Patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) who are at high risk of bleeding can be safely and efficiently treated with a laser surgery called two-micrometer (2-μm) continuous laser vaporization, according ... Read more

June 7, 2016

In Study of Benign Prostatic Obstruction Treatment, Researchers Review Efficacy, Safety of Thulium Laser

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Researchers at the Columbia University Medical Center examined the existing literature on high power thulium laser, a technique introduced in 2005 for the surgical treatment of benign prostatic obstruction. The ... Read more

April 13, 2016

9 Things You Should Know About BPH

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), also called benign prostatic hypertrophy or enlarged prostate, is a disease that affects men. Due to BPH, the vast majority of sufferers develop an abnormal enlargement of the prostate, ... Read more

March 1, 2016

BPH Patients to Benefit from Thulium Laser Therapy

A new study out of Pune, India, suggests that thulium laser may be effective for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The treatment may be useful for reducing tissue with ... Read more

February 23, 2016March 8, 2016

Evaluating Transurethal Resection of the Prostate as a BPH Treatment

An interview with Professor Andrea Tubaro (Department of Urology, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome) following the ‘GreenLight™ Laser System for Day-Case Surgery’ symposium at the 33rd World Congress of Endourology ... Read more

October 21, 2015October 21, 2015

High Telomerase Activity Seen as Restricted to Progenitor Cells in BPH Study

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Recent findings show there is a restricted high expression of telomerase activity in progenitor cells derived from patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) who underwent transurethral resection of prostate. In the study “Telomerase Activity ... Read more