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A Simple Technique for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
Author(s) -
SHAFIK A.
Publication year - 1986
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.1986.tb09017.x
Subject(s) - simple (philosophy) , muscle hypertrophy , medicine , urology , computer science , philosophy , epistemology
Summary— Division of the anterior prostatic commissure and the bladder neck (but sparing the mucosa) achieves “urethral decompression”. This simple technique for the treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy was performed in 68 poor risk patients. The results were very satisfactory, especially in large prostates with lateral lobe enlargement. No patient required blood transfusion. Immediate and late post‐operative complications were not encountered and the hospital stay was short. The obstructive manifestations and the maximal urinary flow rate improved in 91% of patients. Failures were due to incomplete prostatic commissurotomy.