A Rare Complication of Transurethral Resection of the Prostate: Explosion of the Bladder

Monopolar and bipolar transurethral resection of the prostate is currently the gold standard modality in the treatment of bladder outlet obstruction due to prostatic enlargement. A rare complication of transurethral resection is the explosion of the bladder as may occur during resection of the p...

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Main Authors: İbrahim Buldu, Tuna Karatağ, Mehmet Kaynar, M. Okan İstanbulluoğlu
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Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2015-06-01
Series:Journal of Urological Surgery
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Online Access:http://jurolsurgery.org/article_9064/A-Rare-Complication-Of-Transurethral-Resection-Of-The-Prostate-Explosion-Of-The-Bladder
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spelling doaj-63db3528f8cd481c9b7bd14714c973bb2020-11-24T23:18:01ZengGalenos YayineviJournal of Urological Surgery2148-95802015-06-0122979910.4274/jus.2015.103A Rare Complication of Transurethral Resection of the Prostate: Explosion of the Bladderİbrahim Buldu0Tuna Karatağ1Mehmet Kaynar2M. Okan İstanbulluoğlu3Mevlana University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Urology, Konya, TurkeyMevlana University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Urology, Konya, TurkeySelçuk University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Urology, Konya, TurkeyMevlana University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Urology, Konya, TurkeyMonopolar and bipolar transurethral resection of the prostate is currently the gold standard modality in the treatment of bladder outlet obstruction due to prostatic enlargement. A rare complication of transurethral resection is the explosion of the bladder as may occur during resection of the prostate. The etiology of explosion is thought to be a result of ignition due to mixture of oxygen and hydrogen gas occurring during the resection under increased pressure of the bladder. To the best of our knowledge, our case is the first report of bladder explosion during transurethral resection with bipolar energy using saline solution.http://jurolsurgery.org/article_9064/A-Rare-Complication-Of-Transurethral-Resection-Of-The-Prostate-Explosion-Of-The-BladderExplosionbladderprostateresection
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author İbrahim Buldu
Tuna Karatağ
Mehmet Kaynar
M. Okan İstanbulluoğlu
spellingShingle İbrahim Buldu
Tuna Karatağ
Mehmet Kaynar
M. Okan İstanbulluoğlu
A Rare Complication of Transurethral Resection of the Prostate: Explosion of the Bladder
Journal of Urological Surgery
Explosion
bladder
prostate
resection
author_facet İbrahim Buldu
Tuna Karatağ
Mehmet Kaynar
M. Okan İstanbulluoğlu
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title A Rare Complication of Transurethral Resection of the Prostate: Explosion of the Bladder
title_short A Rare Complication of Transurethral Resection of the Prostate: Explosion of the Bladder
title_full A Rare Complication of Transurethral Resection of the Prostate: Explosion of the Bladder
title_fullStr A Rare Complication of Transurethral Resection of the Prostate: Explosion of the Bladder
title_full_unstemmed A Rare Complication of Transurethral Resection of the Prostate: Explosion of the Bladder
title_sort rare complication of transurethral resection of the prostate: explosion of the bladder
publisher Galenos Yayinevi
series Journal of Urological Surgery
issn 2148-9580
publishDate 2015-06-01
description Monopolar and bipolar transurethral resection of the prostate is currently the gold standard modality in the treatment of bladder outlet obstruction due to prostatic enlargement. A rare complication of transurethral resection is the explosion of the bladder as may occur during resection of the prostate. The etiology of explosion is thought to be a result of ignition due to mixture of oxygen and hydrogen gas occurring during the resection under increased pressure of the bladder. To the best of our knowledge, our case is the first report of bladder explosion during transurethral resection with bipolar energy using saline solution.
topic Explosion
bladder
prostate
resection
url http://jurolsurgery.org/article_9064/A-Rare-Complication-Of-Transurethral-Resection-Of-The-Prostate-Explosion-Of-The-Bladder
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