[Multifactor analysis of bladder neck contractures after transurethral resection of prostate].
OBJECTIVE
To analyse different factors related to the occurrence of bladder neck contracture (BNC) and to find possible ways of reducing this complication.


METHODS
All putative factors and the numbers of BNC cases were studied with statistical analyses in 1,017 cases that had undergone transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP).


RESULTS
The morbidity of BNC after TURP was significantly higher than that of open operations. Small size of the prostate, longer time of operation, higher power in resection and prostatitis were factors of BNC.


CONCLUSIONS
Properties of the prostate and electrical current injuries of resection are the primary factors of BNC. The selection of patients and techniques of TURP are most important in decreasing the morbidity of BNC.
Wei
Wu
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Department of Urology, Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Command, PLA, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210002, China.
Gao
Jianping
J
Zhang
Zhengyu
Z
Ge
Jingping
J
Ma
Hongqing
H
Zhou
Shuigen
S
Zhou
Wenquan
W
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003286:Contracture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D020728:Transurethral Resection of Prostate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001743:Urinary Bladder