Transurethral incision of the prostate

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Pronunciation

TRANZ-yoo-REE-thrul in-SIH-zhun-Aff-Tha-PROS-tayt

Symptoms

  • Difficulty emptying your bladder
  • Frequent urinary tract infections
  • Bleeding from the prostate
  • Bladder stones with prostate enlargement
  • Extremely slow urination
  • Damage to the kidneys due to an inability to urinate
  • Getting up often at night to urinate
  • Bladder control issues due to a large prostate

Risks

Risks for any surgery are:

  • Blood clots in the legs that may travel to the lungs
  • Breathing problems
  • Infection
  • Blood loss
  • Heart attack or stroke during surgery
  • Reactions to medicines
  • Problems with urine control
  • Loss of sperm fertility
  • Erection problems
  • Retrograde ejaculation
  • Urethral stricture
  • Transurethral resection (TUR) syndrome
  • Damage to internal organs and structures

Definition

A procedure used to treat benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH).

How is the procedure done?

An instrument is inserted through the urethra and one or two small cuts are made in the bladder neck and prostate.

Purpose

This relieves pressure and improves urine flow.

Other names

Also called TUIP.

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