title: Benign obstructive prostatic enlargement. A comparison between the results of treatment by transurethral electro-resection and the results of open surgery.
abstract: The results of 532 transurethral electro-resections (TUR) are compared with 67 open prostatectomies performed over a period of 9 years. The age ranges of the two patient materials were fairly similar. The incidence of associated medical diseases was rather high, 30.8%. The weight limit of the glands selected for TUR was preset at 80 g; the largest resected gland was 120 g. post electro-resection weight. The overall mortality rate for the series was 0.5%; for TUR 0.37% and for open surgery 1.5%. The per- and postoperative complications were fewer in the TUR group than in the open surgery group. The post-operative hospital stay was definitely shorter in the patients subjected to TUR.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004598:Electrosurgery; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009929:Organ Size; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011467:Prostate / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000601:surgery*; D014521:Urethra