
Monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate using water as the irrigation fluid: Our initial experience
Author(s) -
Emmanuel Ajibola Jeje,
Taiwo Opeyemi Alabi,
Rufus Wale Ojewola,
Moses Adebisi Ogunjimi,
Kehinde Habeeb Tijani,
Gabriel Kolawole Asiyanbi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_502_21
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate , transurethral resection of the prostate , prostatectomy , international prostate symptom score , fluid intake , open prostatectomy , surgery , hyperplasia , irrigation , therapeutic irrigation , urology , lower urinary tract symptoms , cancer , ecology , biology
Monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate (M-TURP) has been the gold standard of surgical intervention in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia with the indication for surgery. This can be achieved using varieties of irrigation fluids.