Comparative Safety Analysis of Surgical Smoke From Transurethral Resection of the Bladder Tumors and Transurethral Resection of the Prostate

Our results showed that 39 and 16 types of gases were generated from the TURB and the TURP, respectively. There were differences in the types of gases between benign hypertrophic prostate and malignant bladder tumor tissues. This indicates that electrosurgery of malignant tissue is possibly more hazardous to those who are involved in the surgical operation.