title: Accuracy of preoperative estimation of resection weight in transurethral prostatectomy.
abstract: In a prospective study of 150 consecutive transurethral resections of the prostate gland the preoperative estimate of gland weight was compared to the actual resected weight. The data revealed a wide variation between estimated and actual weight in all size glands.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology*; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014521:Urethra