@misc{cogprints3499, volume = {2}, number = {4}, month = {March}, author = {Dr. Praveen Jadhav and Dr. Meera Jadhav and Dr. Pratibha Patel and Dr. Sunita Paithankar and Dr. Vivek Magdum}, editor = {Dr. Srinivas Kakkilaya Bevinje}, title = {Delayed Manifestation of Transurethral Syndrome as a Complication of Transurethral Prostatic Resection}, publisher = {Dr. B.S. Kakkilaya}, year = {2004}, journal = {Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences}, keywords = {Metabolic encephalopathy, transurethral syndrome, TURP, diuretics}, url = {http://cogprints.org/3499/}, abstract = {Metabolic encephalopathy as a part of ?transurethral syndrome? is an immediate complication following transurethral resection of prostate. It occurs during or few hours after the surgery. However, delayed manifestation of this complication is rare. It is also possible that pretreatment with diuretics can exaggerate this problem by predisposing the patient to electrolyte abnormalities. Here we present a report of such a patient who manifested with neurological complications six days after the prostate surgery} }