SALINE BIPOLAR RESECTION

Product Description

The bipolar transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) manner includes the usage of a resectoscope containing a bipolar current to resect extra prostate tissue, alleviating signs and symptoms in sufferers with benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH).

Objective: to examine serum sodium modifications and the incidence of transurethral resection (tur) syndrome after monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and bipolar transurethral resection in saline (TURIS) for symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Cloth and strategies: between january 2005 and august 2009, 550 consecutive patients with symptomatic benign prostate hyperplasia underwent TURP, by means of both a monopolar or bipolar method. Preoperative and postoperative blood parameters have been analyzed to compare preoperative and postoperative electrolyte concentrations.