[Transcervical adenomectomy with prior hemostasis (author's transl)].
After giving a brief description of the anatomy of the prostate, with special emphasis on the irrigation of same, the authors discuss 226 cases of adenoma of the prostate operated on transcervically with prior hemostasis, the transfusion consisting of a total of 111 of blood. In 68% of the cases, the urine became clear within 24 h after the operation. The probe was removed within the first 5 days in 70% of the cases. The complications found included: 9 cases of epididymitis (keeping in mind that deferent ducts are never linked), 4 cases of postoperative incontinence (in 3 cases the incontinence was temporary and disappeared within 3 months), and 3 deaths 2 weeks after the operation (1.3%) due to ictus, bronchopneumonia, and pneumonia, respectively. The hospital stay lasted 9 days, on the average. There were no cases of late hemorrhaging, fistula, or vesicle atony.
D000368:Aged; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011467:Prostate / Q000098:blood supply; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000601:surgery*
Transzervikale Adenomektomie mit präliminärer Blutstillung