title: [Transurethral resection of the prostate for patients with the permanent cardiac pacemaker].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Southwest Hospital, the Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China.
authors.forename: Hui-xiang
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Jia-hua
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Xi-yu
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Jin
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen