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El resectoscopio est\u00e1 equipado con un bucle de alambre activado el\u00e9ctricamente que corta el tejido prost\u00e1tico que obstruye y sella los vasos sangu\u00edneos para minimizar el sangrado.\u00b9 El objetivo principal de la RTUP es mejorar el flujo de orina, reducir los s\u00edntomas del tracto urinario inferior (LUTS) como micci\u00f3n frecuente, urgencia y flujo d\u00e9bil, y mejorar la calidad de vida del paciente cuando las terapias m\u00e9dicas han fallado o no son adecuadas.\u00b9 Durante mucho tiempo se ha considerado el est\u00e1ndar de oro para tratar la salida de la vejiga. obstrucci\u00f3n debido a BPH, aunque tambi\u00e9n hay t\u00e9cnicas m\u00e1s nuevas disponibles.\u00b9","gt-synonyms":"Resecci\u00f3n de pr\u00f3stata, resecci\u00f3n prost\u00e1tica transuretral, procedimiento RTUP, prostatectom\u00eda endosc\u00f3pica","gt-citation":"[1] Leslie SW, Chargui S, Stormont G. Transurethral Resection of the Prostate. [Actualizado 2023 Sep 4]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Disponible en: https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK560884\/ ","gt-clinical-context":"La TURP est\u00e1 cl\u00ednicamente indicada para pacientes que experimentan s\u00edntomas moderados a graves del tracto urinario inferior (LUTS) secundarios a hiperplasia prost\u00e1tica benigna (BPH) que no han respondido adecuadamente al tratamiento m\u00e9dico o prefieren la intervenci\u00f3n quir\u00fargica.\u00b9 Tambi\u00e9n se utiliza en casos de complicaciones derivadas de la HPB, como retenci\u00f3n urinaria recurrente, infecciones recurrentes del tracto urinario, hematuria macrosc\u00f3pica recurrente, c\u00e1lculos en la vejiga o insuficiencia renal debido a la salida de la vejiga. obstrucci\u00f3n.\u00b9 Los criterios de selecci\u00f3n de pacientes generalmente implican una evaluaci\u00f3n exhaustiva que incluye un historial m\u00e9dico detallado, examen f\u00edsico (incluido un tacto rectal), an\u00e1lisis de orina y, a menudo, uroflujometr\u00eda y medici\u00f3n del volumen residual posmiccional para evaluar la gravedad de la obstrucci\u00f3n y la funci\u00f3n de la vejiga.\u00b9 Las pautas de la Asociaci\u00f3n Estadounidense de Urolog\u00eda (AUA) recomiendan una evaluaci\u00f3n del tama\u00f1o y la forma de la pr\u00f3stata antes de la cirug\u00eda, que se puede realizar mediante cistoscopia, ecograf\u00eda transrectal, TC o Resonancia magn\u00e9tica.\u00b9\n\nEl procedimiento quir\u00fargico generalmente se realiza bajo anestesia general o espinal. El cirujano inserta un resectoscopio a trav\u00e9s de la uretra hasta la pr\u00f3stata. Usando el bucle de alambre, el tejido prost\u00e1tico se elimina pieza por pieza, creando un canal m\u00e1s amplio para que fluya la orina. Se utiliza l\u00edquido de irrigaci\u00f3n durante todo el procedimiento para mantener una visi\u00f3n clara y eliminar el tejido resecado y los co\u00e1gulos de sangre.\u00b9 Existen t\u00e9cnicas de RTUP tanto monopolar como bipolar, y la RTUP bipolar permite el uso de irrigaci\u00f3n con soluci\u00f3n salina, lo que reduce el riesgo de s\u00edndrome de RTU (hiponatremia dilucional).\u00b9\n\nLos resultados esperados son generalmente favorables, con una mejora significativa en los s\u00edntomas urinarios y las tasas de flujo informadas por la mayor\u00eda de los pacientes. Aproximadamente el 90% de los pacientes indican resoluci\u00f3n o mejor\u00eda significativa de sus s\u00edntomas urinarios despu\u00e9s de la RTUP, con un grado promedio de mejor\u00eda reportado del 85%.\u00b9 Los \u00edndices de flujo urinario generalmente aumentan sustancialmente y la inestabilidad de la vejiga a menudo disminuye. La recuperaci\u00f3n implica una breve estad\u00eda en el hospital, generalmente con un cat\u00e9ter urinario colocado durante uno o dos d\u00edas. La recuperaci\u00f3n total y el regreso a las actividades normales pueden tardar varias semanas. Las posibles complicaciones incluyen sangrado, infecci\u00f3n, eyaculaci\u00f3n retr\u00f3grada (com\u00fan), disfunci\u00f3n er\u00e9ctil (rara), incontinencia urinaria (rara y a menudo temporal), estenosis uretral y s\u00edndrome de RTU (raro con t\u00e9cnicas modernas, especialmente RTU bipolar).\u00b9","gt-related-evidence":null,"gt-featured":false,"gt-ai-referenced":false,"gt-view-count":54},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>TURP: Transurethral Resection of the Prostate Explained...<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Conozca sobre la resecci\u00f3n transuretral de la pr\u00f3stata (TURP), un procedimiento quir\u00fargico para tratar el agrandamiento de la pr\u00f3stata (BPH) y...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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