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Subcapsular Orchiectomy under Local Anaesthesia Technique, Results and Implications
Author(s) -
DESMOND A. D.,
ARNOLD A. J.,
HASTIE K. J.
Publication year - 1988
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.1988.tb05063.x
Subject(s) - orchiectomy , anesthesia , medicine , surgery
Summary— One hundred patients with carcinoma of the prostate have been treated by bilateral subcapsular orchiectomy under local anaesthesia over a 5‐year period. The indications, technique and results of performing the operation in this way are described. The procedure is simple, effective and well tolerated by the patients.