TURP was the gold standard of BPH operation, it's efficiency and safety had been confirmed clinically. Cleynenbreugel et al. [9] compared four prospective studies with PVP with TURP. The outcome ...

Dr. Robert Uzzo answers the question: 'Who Gets Robotic/Laparoscopic Surgery?' Jan. 01, 2009 -- Question: Who is an appropriate candidate for a laparoscopic or robot-assisted prostatectomy? Answer: ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m an 80-year-old male who learned from a much younger male about the tremendous improvement he’s had in his life since undergoing a TURP (transurethral resection of the prostate) ...

The prostate gland is located surrounding the periphery of the urethra at the outlet where urine flows out of the bladder.