Case report: uneventful treatment of a giant prostate.
OBJECTIVE
Redefine the meaning of the old term "giant adenoma" and evaluate the diagnosis and safest method of treatment of such cases.


METHODS
The world literature was reviewed, particularly concerning diagnostic approaches and therapeutic techniques.


RESULTS
The open surgery technique appears to be the safest in the treatment of giant adenoma.


CONCLUSIONS
We recommend further study of the factors affecting growth of giant prostatic adenoma.
La Marca
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Istituto di Chirurgia Generale e dei Trapianti di Organo, Scuola di Specializzazione in Urologia, Università di Pavia, Italy.
Orlando
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Jallous
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Remotti
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Marandola
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D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*