Catheter-assisted transurethral resection of the prostate: a novel approach.

Introduction: The aim of the study was to compare the safety and efficacy of catheter-assisted transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) with traditional TURP in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Materials And Methods: A total of 61 men were randomized to either catheter-assisted TURP (30 patients) or traditional TURP (31), both performed with a monopolar device. Measurements included the duration of Foley catheterization, length of hospital stay, symptom score and urinary flow rate.

Prophylactic intravesical instillation of epinephrine prevents cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis in rats.

The objective of this study is to investigate the potential protective effects of intravesical instillation of epinephrine in cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis. In an earlier study, we have shown that epinephrine promotes hemostasis on established hemorrhagic cystitis induced by cyclophosphamide. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into seven groups as follows: group 1: positive control (150 mg/kg, cyclophosphamide, i.

Epinephrine promotes hemostasis in rats with cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis.

Objectives: To evaluate the hypothesis that intravesical instillation of epinephrine would attenuate bladder hemorrhage in a rat model of cyclophosphamide (CYP)-induced hemorrhagic cystitis.

Methods: Female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into seven treatment groups: positive control (CYP, 150 mg/kg), negative control (epinephrine, 10 microg/mL), intravesical instillation of normal saline (vehicle) and epinephrine (2.5, 5, and 10 microg/mL), and intraperitoneal administration of mesna (50 mg/kg).