title: Clinical outcome and reoperation after low-weight transurethral resection of the prostate.
abstract: The clinical outcome and reoperation rate after low-weight transurethral prostatectomies are not well documented. Seventy-four consecutive patients who underwent a transurethral resection of the prostate weighing 10 g or less over a 24-month period were evaluated with a preoperative and postoperative comparative symptom score analysis. The overall clinical outcome in these patients was: improvement in 44%, no change in 39% and unfavorable in 17%. Irritative and obstructive voiding symptoms resolved in 32% and 43% of patients, respectively. Reoperations were performed in 23% of the patients. These results are compared with reports of resections of larger glands, revealing a dissimilarity in clinical outcome and resolution of symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, NY.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Trapasso
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Irwin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009929:Organ Size; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology*; D011468:Prostatectomy; D012086:Reoperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000209:etiology