Safety of transurethral resection of large prostate

BACKGROUND: Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a common benign disease occurs in older men. Some patients can be treated medically but eventually, most of them will need a surgical intervention, and the most commonly applied procedure is transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study is to assess the feasibility and safety of performing transurethral resection of large prostate (80 g and more). METHODOLOGY: Out of 153 patients reviewed 48 cases included in this study. The main data collected from patients’ files and patient interview. The criteria of exclusion were prostate size <80 g and previous history of TURP. The collected data were analyzed by the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). RESULTS: The main results showed that 93.7% of patients did not experience major bleeding postoperatively, neither major drop in hemoglobin level. Moreover, the patient’s distribution according to the presence of TUR syndrome was only 2.1% with mild symptoms. No patient had an episode of retention during the hospital stay or in the follow-up. CONCLUSION: Surgeon experience, systematic resection approach, and strict time of resection are important factors to assure the safety of TURP in large prostate. In cases of huge prostate size >100 g, staged TURP can be offered safely or if patients’ obstructive symptoms do not resolve after the first procedure.