title: [Clinical evaluation of balloon dilatation in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia].
abstract: Balloon dilatation of the urethra was performed on 38 patients (aged 61 to 89 years) with benign prostatic hyperplasia. Of the 38 patients, 34 (89.5%) achieved improvement of symptoms including urinary retention and difficulty on urination and no recurrence of symptoms was observed during a follow-up period. The maximum flow rate remarkably increased after the treatment in the patients and there was no increase of residual urine volume in 17 patients followed up for 6 to 12 months. The balloon dilatation of the prostatic urethra proved to be useful for patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uchibayashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hisazumi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakajima
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002404:Catheterization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011467:Prostate / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography