title: Two methods in the treatment of prostate cancer T1-T2.
abstract: The author reports experience of 82 radical retropubic prostatectomies. In accordance with the length of isolable urethra two methods were applied. In one of the methods the bladder-neck was pulled down to the floor of the pelvis by a synthetic reabsorbable thread (40 cases), in the other method, the urethra-trunk was sewn up to the bladder-neck (42 cases). The early and later complications are dealt with. Their findings: the blood transfusion during intra and perioperative period was identical in both methods. Injury of ureter did not occur, injury of rectum in one case (1.2%) occurred. In the two methods incidence of impotence (85%) and incontinence (15%) were identical. The length of operation was on an average twenty minutes shorter in the pull-down technique but stricture occurred in 4.7%. In the sewing method no stricture occurred. In the opinion of the author the pull-down technique at the short (5-7 mm) urethra-trunk, while the direct sewing-up technique at the long (7-20 mm) urethra-trunk were applied.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Central Military Hospital, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Végh
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000368:Aged; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012007:Rectum / Q000293:injuries; D013537:Sutures; D013997:Time Factors; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000209:etiology; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology