title: Preperitoneal laparoscopic simple prostatectomy.
abstract: Simple prostatectomy has been a mainstay of therapy for patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia. We describe a preperitoneal laparoscopic approach for resection of large prostatic adenomas. We believe this is a viable and less invasive alternative to the traditional open approaches used for simple prostatectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Robert B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Nadler
authors.forename: Lynn W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Blunt
authors.forename: Herbert M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: User
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vallancien
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000601:surgery*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery