title: Psychiatric disorders after transurethral resection of the prostate.
abstract: Three men in their 70s had long-term changes in mood and personality dating from immediately after transurethral prostatectomy. Focal abnormalities in the brain were not detected. The possibility of psychiatric as well as cardiovascular sequelae from this operation deserves investigation.
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Care of Older People, Whittington Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lethem
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rands
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000523:psychology*; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000523:psychology*; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*