[Giant prostatic hypertrophy: a case report].
Benign prostate hypertrophy weighing more than 200 g is defined as giant prostatic hypertrophy. An 81-year-old man presented with urinary retention and underwent retropubic prostatectomy. Blood loss was 1,850 ml and he received 800 ml of autologous blood. The removed specimen weighed 267 g and pathology revealed benign hyperplasia of the prostate. We collected 32 such cases from the Japanese literature.
Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus.
H
H
Yonou
M
M
Goya
M
M
Miyazato
K
K
Sugaya
T
T
Hatano
Y
Y
Ogawa
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology