[Transurethral resection of the prostate for patients with the permanent cardiac pacemaker].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) for patients with the permanent cardiac pacemaker.


METHODS
A retrospective study was made on TURP for 8 patients aged from 62 to 71 and equipped with the cardiac pacemaker for 2 to 7 years, because of sick sinus syndrome (5 cases), complete atrioventricular block (2 cases), and three-cord block (1 case). The pacemakers varied accordingly, Type DDD in 4, Type AAI in 3 and Type VVI in 1 of the patients.


RESULTS
All the operations were successful, and all the patients experienced satisfactory recovery.


CONCLUSIONS
Patients with the permanent cardiac pacemaker can receive TURP.
Ji
Hui-xiang
HX
Department of Urology, Southwest Hospital, the Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China.
Zhang
Jia-hua
JH
Song
Bo
B
Jin
Xi-yu
XY
D000368:Aged; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D000075202:Contraindications; D004598:Electrosurgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020728:Transurethral Resection of Prostate
D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen