Which TURP statement accurately describes the procedure?

Which TURP statement accurately describes the procedure?

• A. General anesthesia is used.
• B. Uses a resectoscope that is inserted through the urethra and trims away excess prostatic tissue, enlarging the urethral passageway.
• C. Preoperative assessment is not necessary.
• D. It reduces kidney function.

Answer: (B)

Transurethral resection of the prostate involves passing a resectoscope through the urethra and removing obstructing prostatic tissue to widen the urethral passage and improve urine flow. Anesthesia can be regional or general, so the statement that general anesthesia is always used isn’t universally true. Preoperative assessment is essential, not unnecessary. It does not reduce kidney function; rather, it aims to relieve obstruction (which can protect kidney function and may improve it if it has been affected by obstruction).

Transurethral resection of the prostate involves passing a resectoscope through the urethra and removing obstructing prostatic tissue to widen the urethral passage and improve urine flow. Anesthesia can be regional or general, so the statement that general anesthesia is always used isn’t universally true. Preoperative assessment is essential, not unnecessary. It does not reduce kidney function; rather, it aims to relieve obstruction (which can protect kidney function and may improve it if it has been affected by obstruction).