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TURP · Recognition · D29

The ridge that marks the limit

Allow about two minutes for two rounds. This scenario is teaching content; the score supports revision and does not assess clinical competence.

TURPRecognition · Core

The scenario

  • TURP, lateral lobes resected, now working towards the apex.
What you see
  • Distal to the resected lobes a small elevated ridge sits on the floor of the prostatic urethra, with a pale, smooth channel beyond it.
Resectoscope view: the verumontanum at the distal limit of resection
Resectoscope view: the verumontanum at the distal limit of resection
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Teaching only · not for diagnosis or treatment decisions