Critical evaluation of transurethral resection and incision of the prostate.
Next to cataract extraction, surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia is the second most prevalent surgical procedure in the United States, with an estimated 400,000 transurethral resection procedures performed annually. A critical evaluation and brief history of transurethral resection and incision of the prostate for benign prostatic hyperplasia follows.
Division of Urology, School of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53792.
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Bruskewitz
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Christensen
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery