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Electrocoagulation Accounts for a Significant Portion of Discrepancy Between Preoperative Ultrasonography Prostate Size Estimation and Resected Tissue Weight Publisher Pubmed



Khorrami MH1 ; Gholipour F1 ; Zargham M1 ; Mohammadi Sichani M1 ; Izadpanahi MH1 ; Alizadeh F1 ; Khorrami F2
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  1. 1. Department of Urology, Isfahan Research Center for Kidney Transplantation, Al-Zahra Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, 8174675731, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Neuroscience, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Source: Journal of Endourology Published:2020


Abstract

Background and Objectives: Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is considered to be the gold standard surgical procedure for medium-sized prostates. However, there is a drastic difference between the weight of resected tissue reported by the pathologist and the sonographic estimate of prostate weight before the operation. The present study investigates the role of electrocoagulation in tissue loss during monopolar (M-) and bipolar (B-) TURP. Methods: In this experimental in vitro study, 33 prostate glands removed from patients by open suprapubic prostatectomy were roughly divided in half and the weight of each half was recorded precisely. One half of the specimen was resected using a monopolar resectoscope and the other half was resected by bipolar resectoscope in an out-of-body simulated condition. The weight of obtained chips was measured and the amount of lost tissue was calculated. Data from prostates with final pathologic diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia were included in the analysis. The mean difference of prostate weight before and after out-of-body resection and also the proportion of tissue loss between M-TURP and B-TURP were compared using t-test. Results: Data from 62 prostate halves were included in the final analysis. The mean weight of samples after M-TURP was considerably lower than before resection (38.0 ± 6.9 and 48.7 ± 9.0, respectively, p < 0.001). Similarly, the mean weight of prostate samples after B-TURP was lower than the weight before resection (36.2 ± 7.3 and 48.4 ± 9.1, respectively, p < 0.001). However, the ratio of tissue loss in B-TURP (25.3% ± 2.5%) was significantly higher than in M-TURP (21.3% ± 3.7%) (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Prostate resection using electrocoagulation leads to a significant prostate tissue loss due to heat effect. Furthermore, tissue loss in B-TURP is slightly more than M-TURP. © Copyright 2020, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 2020.
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