title: [Abdominal echography to determine the weight of the prostate].
abstract: The relationship of post-operatively determined prostatic gland weight and that calculated prior the procedure, by means of abdominal ultrasound techniques using the "ellipsoid method", has been studied in 88 patients undergoing retropubic adenectomy. The regression line was nearly optimal, Y = 0.946 X + 2.295, and the correlation coefficient between both weight measures was r = 0.915. Abdominal ultrasound examinations are a simple, quick and safe means to evaluate prostate weight, prior to deciding the type of surgery (open adenectomy or transurethral resection) for prostate adenoma.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital La Fe, Valencia.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Osca
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boronat
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dominguez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Broseta
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Server
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Jiménez Cruz
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods
vernacular_title: La ecografía abdominal en la determinación del peso prostático.