The combination of digital rectal examination (DRE), prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided biopsy of the prostate is a widely accepted method for detecting prostate ...

In this study, the incidence of PCa in 75 patients, who underwent TURP after a second negative saturation prostate biopsy (SPBx), is reported. Surgery was performed under epidural anaesthesia using an ...

March 23, 2011 (Vienna, Austria) — Clinicians need to help direct their patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) toward Internet sites that provide high-quality information, ...

DENVER --Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center recommend more aggressive treatment for men whose prostate cancers occurred after transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and whose PSA level is ...

A study of Swedish men with BPH found no excess risk of bladder cancer, but did show that the likelihood of the malignancy is elevated in those who undergo transurethral resection of the prostate ...

Photoselective vaporization of the prostate (PVP) for BPH provides outcomes similar to those of transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). In a study led by Volkan Tugcu, MD, of the Bakirkoy ...

May 1, 2003 (Chicago) -- For the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), interstitial laser coagulation (ILC) appears to be similar in efficacy and safety to standard transurethral resection ...

The term TURP stands for transurethral resection of the prostate, an operation that is mainly performed to treat men with an enlarged prostate, a condition called benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH).