OR / Prep · Urology · endoscopic
You’re scrubbing into
TURP (transurethral resection of the prostate)
Why are we operating?
Coring out the obstructing inner prostate through the urethra with a resecting loop, the classic operation for prostatic outflow obstruction and the origin of half of urology's teaching points.
Indication: Benign prostatic obstruction with failed medical therapy, refractory retention, recurrent infections or bladder stones, and haematuria of prostatic origin.
The operation in 4 steps
01Cystoscopy and survey
02Resecting the lobes
03Haemostasis
04Evacuation and irrigation catheter
Watch it done
TURP: transurethral resection of the prostate
The resection loop at work: landmarks, the verumontanum, and haemostasis.
Source: Professor Mohamed H Khadra, urological surgeon · Watch on YouTubeTURP tips and tricks with Dr John Gore
A full teaching session from the urology education charity.
Source: IVUmed · Watch on YouTube
Conceptual teaching for learners preparing to observe and assist under supervision, not operative instructions. Five minutes from now you should know why this operation exists, what its shape is, and which structures it is designed not to injure.