Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP)
Current as of: May 28, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:E. Gregory Thompson, MD – Internal Medicine & Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & J. Curtis Nickel, MD, FRCSC – Urology
Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is surgery that removes some tissue from inside the prostate gland. It is done to treat prostate enlargement (called benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH). A doctor inserts a special instrument through the urethra to remove part of the inside of the prostate. The procedure…