Effect of preoperative channel transurethral prostatectomy on complications of 125iodine implantation in carcinoma of prostate.
Patients receiving 125Iodine implantation and pelvic lymphadenectomy for clinically localized prostatic carcinoma were divided into two groups, with one group receiving a preoperative channel transurethral prostatectomy. The groups were matched according to clinical stage and histologic grade. Complications were classified as operative, short-term, and long-term. Although preoperative channel transurethral prostatectomy was associated with a greater incidence of surgical procedures after implantation, the overall complication rate did not differ between the two groups. The overall mortality rate and the incidence of progression of Stage C tumors did not differ between the two groups.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes