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The “Shrinkage” of the Prostate During Transurethral Resection
Author(s) -
EINARSSON O. J.,
LYRDAL F.,
NEIDHARDT F. O.
Publication year - 1983
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.1983.tb07076.x
Subject(s) - prostatectomy , volume (thermodynamics) , prostate , resection , open prostatectomy , shrinkage , urology , transurethral resection of the prostate , medicine , nuclear medicine , surgery , mathematics , cancer , statistics , physics , quantum mechanics
Summary— Fresh hyperplastic prostate glands from 19 patients who underwent open prostatectomy were weighed and their volume measured. After a simulated transurethral resection the weight and the volume of the pieces were determined. The volume of each enucleated specimen was plotted against the volume after electroresection. The regression coefficient was 0.8039. Similarly, the regression coefficient for the weight was 0.7864. Therefore a diminution in volume and weight of approximately 20% can be expected after electroresection. The specific weight close to one remained unchanged. The supracollicular distance was an unreliable indicator of the size of the prostate.