[Medical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia in patients with high surgical risk].
Eight patients with prostate adenoma and high surgical risk were given leuprolide in depot. Prostate volume decreased by 44.7% after 3 months of treatment and by 58.9% at six months. Two of the 7 patients were resident vesical catheter carriers, 28% re-started spontaneous miction.
Morote Robles
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Servicio de Urología, Hospital General Valle Hebrón, Barcelona.
Vila Barja
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J
López Pacios
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MA
de Torres Mateos
J A
JA
Soler Roselló
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A
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors