TURP Flashcards
1
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Define TURP
A
A urological operation performed by visualising the prostate through the urethra and removing tissue by electrocautery or sharp dissection.
2
Q
when is TURP indicated?
A
BPH
3
Q
Recognise the complications of TURP
A
- Retrograde ejaculation (you ejaculate up into your bladder because the internal urinary sphincter is relaxed) - common
- Haemorrhage/haematuria/haematospermia
- Infection – prostatitis
- Incontinence
- TURP syndrome- seizures or cardiovascular collapse caused by hypervolaemia and hyponatraemia due to absorption of glycine irrigation fluid
- Urinary infection
- Erectile dysfunction
- Urethral stricture
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