Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Intestinal obstruction: a rare complication of channeling Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP): a case report | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Open Access Case report Intestinal obstruction a rare complication of channeling Transurethral Resection of the Prostate TURP a case report AA Popoola 1 KA Onawola1 MD Adesina2 and IO Olaoye2 Address Urology Division Department of Surgery University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Ilorin Nigeria and 2General Surgery Division Department of Surgery University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Ilorin Nigeria Email AA Popoola - ademola67@ KA Onawola - onawolakayode@ MD Adesina - mdadesinadr@ IO Olaoye - ademola67@ Corresponding author Published 29 January 2008 Received 12 September 2007 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2 30 doi 1752-1947-2-30 Accepted 29 January 2008 This article is available from http content 2 l 30 2008 Popoola et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction Channeling transurethral resection of the prostate is a recognized form of adjunctive treatment in the treatment of patients with prostate cancer. Despite the fact that complications arising from the procedure have been on the decline rare complications like intestinal obstruction may occur. Case presentation This is a case report of a 56 year old man who developed mechanical intestinal obstruction few days after a channeling TURP for advanced CaP. Conclusion The report highlights the possibility of intestinal obstruction as a secondary event following a silent urinary bladder perforation during channeling TURP. Early recognition and intervention were responsible for the good outcome in this patient. Introduction Transurethral resection of the prostate TURP represents the accepted standard of surgical therapy for .
