Acute renal failure directly caused by hemolysis associated with transurethral resection of the prostate

Abstract

Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia may lead to TURP syndrome, and in some cases, acute renal failure can develop. Hemolysis does happen during TURP. Whether hemolysis itself leads to acute renal failure merits discussion. We report a patient with chronic renal insufficiency who developed oliguric acute renal failure immediately as a major complication after TURP. The renal function of this patient recovered after six hemodialysis sessions, and the patient continued to do well in the subsequent follow-up period.