Open AccessThe Effect of Two Weeks of Treatment with Dutasteride on Bleeding after Transurethral Resection of the Prostate
Author(s) -
Kyu Shik Kim,
Wooyoung Jeong,
Sung Yul Park,
Yong Tae Kim,
Hong Sang Moon
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the world journal of men's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.711
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2287-4690
pISSN - 2287-4208
DOI - 10.5534/wjmh.2015.33.1.14
Subject(s) - dutasteride , medicine , urology , prostate , transurethral resection of the prostate , hyperplasia , saline , catheter , perioperative , dihydrotestosterone , surgery , anesthesia , androgen , cancer , hormone
Dutasteride affects the prostate by reducing intraprostatic dihydrotestosterone and prostate tissue vascularity. We evaluated the effect of pretreatment with dutasteride for two weeks on perioperative and postoperative bleeding during transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP).