You may have been recommended for this procedure if you have benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The prostate gland often grows larger as men get older. The larger prostate may cause problems with urinating. Removing part of the prostate gland can often make these symptoms better.

Benign prostate enlargement TURP may be recommended if you have:

• Difficulty emptying your bladder
• Frequent urinary tract infections
• Bleeding from the prostate
• Bladder stones with prostate enlargement
• Extremely slow urination
• Damage to the kidneys due to an inability to urinate
• Getting up often at night to urinate
• Bladder control issues due to a large prostate

Before you have surgery, your surgeon will suggest that you make changes in how you eat or drink. You may also be asked to try taking medicine. Part of your prostate may need to be removed if these steps do not help. Benign prostate enlargement TURP is one of the most common types of prostate surgery.

Your provider will consider the following when deciding on the type of surgery:

• Size of your prostate gland
• Your health
• What type of surgery you may want
• The severity of your symptoms

As for all surgical procedure, the risks for any surgery are:

• Blood clots in the legs that may travel to the lungs
• Breathing problems
• Infection, including in the surgical wound, pneumonia, or bladder or kidney
• Blood loss
• Heart attack or stroke during surgery
• Reactions to medicines
• Problems with urine control
• Loss of sperm fertility
• Erection problems
• Passing the semen into the bladder instead of out through the urethra (retrograde ejaculation)
• Urethral stricture (tightening of the urinary outlet from scar tissue)
• Transurethral resection (TUR) syndrome (water buildup during surgery)
• Damage to internal organs and structures