Medical and behavioral strategies fail to relieve the symptoms of many men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). As a result, tens of thousands of transurethral resections (TURPs) are performed ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m an 80-year-old male who learned from a much younger male about the tremendous improvement he’s had in his life since undergoing a TURP (transurethral resection of the prostate) ...

Although transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is the standard treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), new minimally invasive methods have recently been gaining in popularity.

Some studies show that use of transurethral resection of the prostate, long the gold standard for managing enlarged prostates, is in decline, but it still remains the most popular choice among ...