Open AccessPsychiatric Disorders after Transurethral Resection of the Prostate
Author(s) -
Rosemary Lethem,
Gianetta Rands
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of the royal society of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1758-1095
pISSN - 0141-0768
DOI - 10.1177/014107689809100105
Subject(s) - prostatectomy , transurethral resection of the prostate , prostate , medicine , psychiatry , mood , resection , personality , personality disorders , urology , surgery , psychology , psychoanalysis , cancer
Three men in their 70s had long-term changes in mood and personality dating from immediately after transurethral prostatectomy. Focal abnormalities in the brain were not detected. The possibility of psychiatric as well as cardiovascular sequelae from this operation deserves investigation.
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