TURP

Examples

• All

• Andersen et al. found the highest ratio of TURP to OP death rates to occur at two years after surgery.

  Academic text (1995)

• In 1989, an observational study found TURP to have higher long-term mortality than OP.

  Academic text (1995)

• Research shows that patients sexually active before TURP generally remain so afterwards.

  Academic text (2012)

• During the 1970s, the technique of TURP improved, and its short-term morbidity was reduced.

  Academic text (1995)

• TURP had a lower 30-day case-fatality rate than OP, a similar 90-day rate, but TURP had a higher one-year rate.

  Academic text (1995)

• Men having TURP were, on average, slightly younger than those having OP (69.6 and 70.1 yr, respectively).

  Academic text (1995)

• The doctor recommended TURP as a treatment option for his enlarged prostate.

• After discussing the risks, he decided to proceed with the TURP surgery to alleviate his symptoms.

• Many patients recover quickly from TURP and report an improvement in urinary flow.

Synonyms

P

prostatectomy

vsTURP

• Specialized

2 8.3

A surgery to remove part or all of the prostate gland in men

removes tissue only through the urethra rather than by other surgical approaches

T

transurethral resection of the prostate

vsTURP

• Specialized

1 5.8

An operation that removes prostate tissue through the tube that carries urine to improve urine flow

is the same procedure but usually named as a short acronym

Surface Forms

Etymology