Transcervical prostatectomy.
An operative technique is described for the enucleation of an adenomatous prostate through a transverse incision made across the bladder neck. Apart from the technical advantage of this approach, the results in 60 patients showed a shorter postoperative recovery and an earlier return of satisfactory bladder function than with other techniques.
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000601:surgery*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery