TURP

April 28, 2016April 28, 2016

Review Looks at Laser Surgery Options for BPH Patients with Extremely Large Prostates

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When drug therapy fails, surgery is the standard of care for symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). For prostates around 80 ml, transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and open prostatectomy (OP) are ... Read more

April 26, 2016April 26, 2016

Post-Surgery Drug for TURP Patients, Killox, Reported to Limit Inflammation and Aid Recovery

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An open label study investigating the effects of Killox — an oral tablet formulation of curcumin, resveratrol, N-acetylcysteine, and zinc — in patients undergoing either transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) or ... Read more

April 11, 2016April 11, 2016

Prostatic Laser Surgery Methods May One Day Be Better Than TURP, Review Says

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Prostatic laser surgery is a popular option to transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), but its range of techniques have varying safety and efficacy profiles. A ... Read more

April 4, 2016April 4, 2016

New Surgical Approach to BPH Treatment, Called Plasma Resection, Recommended for Adoption by NICE

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Olympus announced that its plasma resection system for the surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) was recently recommended for adoption by the U.K. National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). ... Read more

March 23, 2016March 23, 2016

Hormone-Blocking Drug Reported to Markedly Ease Bleeding in BPH Patients Undergoing TURP

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Researchers at Tanta University, Egypt, report that goserelin acetate, a drug inducing the luteinising hormone-releasing hormone, reduces blood loss during transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) in patients with benign ... Read more

March 7, 2016March 7, 2016

Updated Guidelines Published for BPH Treatment and Symptom Management

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A group of clinicians summarized the most recent strategies for the management of lower urinary tract problems associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in a study titled “BPH update: medical ... 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

February 15, 2016February 15, 2016

TURP Post-Surgical Agitation Risk Eased by Dexmedetomidine Infusion, Study Finds

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Dexmedetomidine infusion given during surgery for transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) substantially decreases both the rate and intensity of emergence agitation — a condition where patients waking up from ... Read more