title: [Medical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia in patients with high surgical risk].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital General Valle Hebrón, Barcelona.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morote Robles
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vila Barja
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: López Pacios
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: de Torres Mateos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soler Roselló
mesh_terms: 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