2. What is
TUR?????
• It’s surgery to remove tissue using a
special instrument (resectoscope)
inserted through the urethra. This
procedure can be performed to
remove an enlarged prostate that is
obstructing the flow of urine.
3. TUR
• The surgery is done with the resectoscope under
general or spinal anesthetic, which requires a stay in the
hospital no more than two days. This procedure can also
determine if the person has bladder cancer if she it can
invaded the muscle layer of the bladder wall. So
sometimes simples are taken to check for cancer.
• Website: Hamilton Health Science.com