title: Significance of striated muscle in curettings of the prostate.
abstract: The histological specimens from 70 patients who underwent transurethral resection of the prostate were reviewed to determine the presence of striated muscle. The patients were evaluated prospectively with preoperative and postoperative symptom analysis and uroflowmetry. Striated muscle was found in 22 of the 70 specimens (31 per cent), generally only in small amounts. No significant morbidity, such as incontinence, was associated with the presence of striated muscle in the specimens. Small amounts of striated muscle in curettings from transurethral prostatectomy can be regarded as incidental and clinically insignificant.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003475:Curettage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology*; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000601:surgery; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology; D014563:Urodynamics