title: [Various problems concerning the treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy--operative treatment; subcapsular prostatectomy].
abstract: We were quite puzzled to be asked to talk about open surgery for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) at this symposium because transurethral resection prostatectomy (TUR-P) is now the usual procedure and open surgery is rarely performed. Problems arise when open surgery is performed rather than TUR-P as the main treatment for BPH under these circumstances and the criticism of negligence is inevitable. Cases in which open surgery was performed because the application of TUR-P seemed unsuitable are reviewed.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000601:surgery*