Clinical outcome and reoperation after low-weight transurethral resection of the prostate.
Publication/Presentation Date
4-1-1994
Abstract
The clinical outcome and reoperation rate after low-weight transurethral prostatectomies are not well documented. Seventy-four consecutive patients who underwent a transurethral resection of the prostate weighing 10 g or less over a 24-month period were evaluated with a preoperative and postoperative comparative symptom score analysis. The overall clinical outcome in these patients was: improvement in 44%, no change in 39% and unfavorable in 17%. Irritative and obstructive voiding symptoms resolved in 32% and 43% of patients, respectively. Reoperations were performed in 23% of the patients. These results are compared with reports of resections of larger glands, revealing a dissimilarity in clinical outcome and resolution of symptoms.
Volume
8
Issue
2
First Page
165
Last Page
167
ISSN
0892-7790
Published In/Presented At
Trapasso, J. G., & Irwin, M. B. (1994). Clinical outcome and reoperation after low-weight transurethral resection of the prostate. Journal of endourology, 8(2), 165–167. https://doi.org/10.1089/end.1994.8.165
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
8061678
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article