Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) remains the gold standard for the surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Complications during the procedure are rare. An extremely rare complication is a rupture of the urinary bladder. This article reports a case where an explosion occurred during TURP, resulting in a large intraperitoneal rupture of the urinary bladder. The patient underwent emergency laparotomy to repair the bladder.
Written by:
Baldvinsdóttir B, Gíslason T, Jónsson E. Are you the author?
Department of Urology, Landspítali University Hospital, Reykjavík, Iceland.
Reference: Scand J Urol. 2014 Jul 11:1-2.
doi: 10.3109/21681805.2014.932843
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 25012874
