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A Critical Evaluation of the Results of Transurethral Resection of the Prostate
Author(s) -
CHILTON C. P.,
MORGAN R. J.,
ENGLAND H. R.,
PARIS A. M. I.,
BLANDY J. P.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1978.tb06208.x
Subject(s) - medicine , resection , prostate , transurethral resection of the prostate , prostatectomy , urology , carcinoma , prostate carcinoma , surgery , general surgery , cancer
Summary— In a review of 1057 consecutive prostatectomies of which 95% were performed transurethrally, carcinoma was present in 11.8%. There were 10 deaths within a month of operation (0.9%), 9 of these patients having been exceptionally old and unfit. The rate of complications and the end results appear to justify using transurethral resection as the method of choice for prostatectomy whenever it is feasible.