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  • Title: Rectal obstruction secondary to carcinoma of the prostate treated by transanal resection of the prostate.
    Author: Chen TF, Eardley I, Doyle PT, Bullock KN.
    Journal: Br J Urol; 1992 Dec; 70(6):643-7. PubMed ID: 1283104.
    Abstract:
    Rectal obstruction caused by carcinoma of the prostate is uncommon. If the disease does not respond to either hormonal treatment or radiotherapy, the only surgical means of relieving the obstruction has been the formation of a colostomy. We present an alternative treatment, since many of these patients are elderly with a short life expectancy and they may have difficulty coping with a stoma. Seven transanal endoscopic resections of the prostate (TARP) have been performed on 5 patients. The procedure is not without complications, but it does offer simple surgical palliation of the rectal obstruction and obviates the need for a colostomy.
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