Definition of "transurethral" []

• Medicine Performed through or by way of the urethra: a transurethral resection. (adjective)

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• "Other patients may prefer procedures to remove excessive prostate tissue, such as transurethral resection of the prostate or laser surgery, McVary said."
• "Surgery (such as transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and laser procedure) and drug therapy are mostly used as treatment options for this condition."
• "Instrumentation of the urinary tract as a result of: prostate biopsy cystoscopy (looking into the bladder with a special endoscope) surgery such as transurethral resection of the prostate gland"