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Possible Complications
TUR syndrome (occurs in about 2% of patients, usually within the first 24 hours) might occur. Symptoms may include:
- Increase or decrease in blood pressure
- Abnormal heart rhythm
- Increased breathing rate
- Nausea or vomiting
- Blurred vision
- Confusion
- Agitation
Other complications may include:
- Urinary tract infection (most common)
- Bleeding, which may require blood transfusion (second most common)
- Incontinence (inability to control urine)
- Retrograde ejaculation—sperm goes into the bladder rather than out the end of the penis (not dangerous)
- If you plan on having children in the future, talk to your doctor about this surgical side effect before surgery.
- Reaction to anesthesia
Some factors that may increase the risk of complications include:
- Obesity
- Smoking or alcohol abuse
- Use of some prescription and nonprescription drugs
- Malnutrition
- Recent or chronic illness
- Diabetes
Call Your Doctor
After you leave the hospital, call your doctor if any of the following occurs:
- Difficulty or inability to urinate
- Pain, burning, urgency or frequency of urination, or persistent bleeding in the urine—This may be normal during the first few days. If the symptoms persist or are getting worse, contact your doctor.
- Signs of infection, including fever and chills
- Pain that you cannot control with the medicines you have been given
- Nausea and/or vomiting that you cannot control with the medicines you were given after surgery, or which persist for more than two days after discharge from the hospital
- Impotence for longer than three months after surgery
In case of an emergency, call 911.
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