Transurethral surgery has become being done in every hospital in our country aleyhini it had used to be done only in a few centers in early 1980s. Developments in technology, having experienced proctors, having too many departments and courses giving excellent education, increasing attention to endoscopic surgery made TUR surgery to spread in our country. Too many complications were seen in the first years of TUR surgery when it was done without sufficient education. The worst reflection of this situation eas that patients has begun to avoid endoscopic prostate surgery. By integration of the recent developments in technology to medicine, quality and dicipline in education of TUR surgery, and increasing experience, our country has gained the success and resulda of the experienced countries.

Transurethral resection of prostate (TURP), being the gold standard treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), improves urinary symptoms and urine flow significantly. Although new methods and technologic devices are on the subject of endoscopic treatment of BPH recently, these methods lack of low patient volume, short follow-up time, and long term outcomes proven by prospective randomized studies with appropriate method. İn this review, studies about monopolar TURP (MTURP) and bipolar TURP (BTURP), which are main methods in endoscopic treatment of BPH, are evaluated.

Keywords: BPH, Transurethral Prostatic resection, endoscopic surgery, hyperplasia, obstruction