Fathy HM, Hussein HA, Salem HK, Azab SS, ElFayoumy HM. Transurethral bipolar prostatectomy: Where do we stand now? World J Clin Urol 2015; 4(1): 64-67 [DOI: 10.5410/wjcu.v4.i1.64]
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Hany M ElFayoumy, MD, MRCS, FEBU, Assistant Professor of Urology, Urology Department, Kasr Al Aini Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, 52-A Cournish El Maadi, Cairo 11431, Egypt. hany.elfayoumy@kasralainy.edu.eg
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World J Clin Urol. Mar 24, 2015; 4(1): 64-67 Published online Mar 24, 2015. doi: 10.5410/wjcu.v4.i1.64
Transurethral bipolar prostatectomy: Where do we stand now?
Hesham M Fathy, Hussein A Hussein, Hosny K Salem, Sherif S Azab, Hany M ElFayoumy
Hesham M Fathy, Hussein A Hussein, Hosny K Salem, Hany M ElFayoumy, Urology Department, Kasr Al Aini Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt
Sherif S Azab, Urology Departments, 6 October University, Giza 12585, Egypt
Author contributions: Fathy HM, Hussein HA and Azab SS contributed to the scientific writing; Salem HK contributed to the scientific writing and revision of the work; ElFayoumy HM contributed to the collection of studies, scientific writing and revision of work.
Conflict-of-interest: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this manuscript.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Hany M ElFayoumy, MD, MRCS, FEBU, Assistant Professor of Urology, Urology Department, Kasr Al Aini Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, 52-A Cournish El Maadi, Cairo 11431, Egypt. hany.elfayoumy@kasralainy.edu.eg
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Received: May 9, 2014 Peer-review started: May 9, 2014 First decision: June 27, 2014 Revised: December 2, 2014 Accepted: December 16, 2014 Article in press: December 17, 2014 Published online: March 24, 2015
Abstract
Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is considered the gold standard surgical treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia. TURP has gained ground in urologic centers of excellence for its effective long term results with low incidence of complications. Far away from excellence, it associated with blood loss, and TUR syndrome particularly in patients with larger prostates. For this reasons, many minimally invasive new techniques have been implemented in recent years. Bipolar technique has recently been introduced, to minimize the complications of the standard TURP technique.
Core tip: This is a review article about the current status of clinical applications of bipolar technology for endoscopic treatment of bladder outlet obstruction caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia. Also contains valuable updated comparisons to the transurethral resection of the prostate procedure using monopolar technology.
