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Transurethral Prostatectomy (transurethral + prostatectomy)
Selected AbstractsIN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY AFTER TRANSURETHRAL PROSTATECTOMY IN VICTORIAN HOSPITALSANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY, Issue 5 2000V. R. Marshall No abstract is available for this article. [source] Application of siphon principle to fluid drainage in transurethral surgeryINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, Issue 8 2006AKITO TERAI Abstract, Transurethral resection is usually performed using an all-in-one drape with a fluid collection pouch, drainage port and hose. Gravity drainage of irrigation fluid through the hose is often hampered, resulting in fluid retention in the pouch. We applied a siphon principle to facilitate fluid drainage by making a U-shaped bend near the distal end of the hose, using an adhesive tape, and hooking the distal end of inverted U shape on the edge of bucket placed on the floor. When the hose is filled with irrigation fluid up to the crest of the siphon, fluid flow driven by atmospheric pressure continues until the pouch is evacuated. Repriming and restarting occur automatically throughout the operation. This simple device has virtually eliminated fluid retention in the pouch and proved to be especially useful in transurethral prostatectomy, which requires a large amount of irrigation fluid. [source] Detrusor instability with equivocal obstruction: A predictor of unfavorable symptomatic outcomes after transurethral prostatectomyNEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS, Issue 5 2002Rintaro Machino Abstract Aims To elucidate whether preoperative urodynamic findings can predict outcomes of transurethral resection of the prostate (TUR-P). Methods Sixty-two patients with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia were categorized in three different ways based on findings of preoperative pressure-flow study (PFS) and cystometry: urodynamic obstruction (determined by the Abrams-Griffiths nomogram), detrusor instability (DI), and combination of both. Outcomes of TUR-P regarding symptom, function, and quality of life (QOL) were analyzed by changes in the International Prostate Symptom Score (I-PSS), maximum flow rate in uroflowmetry, and QOL index before and after TUR-P, respectively. Overall outcome was defined as success when all of the three categories showed successful improvement. Results Neither urodynamic obstruction alone nor DI alone predicted outcomes of TUR-P. However, symptomatic and overall outcomes were significantly worse in patients who were not obstructed but had DI. Postoperative persistent DI was more frequently noted in patients without clear obstruction (60%) than in those with obstruction (27%). Patients with equivocal obstruction showed less satisfactory symptomatic outcomes of TUR-P when DI was accompanied. Persistent DI might be the principle cause of unfavorable outcomes. Conclusions Preoperative evaluation of DI is of benefit because it enhances predictive value of the PFS. Neurourol. Urodynam. 21:444,449, 2002. © Wiley-Liss, Inc. [source] Comparison of percutaneous with transurethral cystolithotripsy in patients with large prostates and large vesical calculi undergoing simultaneous transurethral prostatectomyBJU INTERNATIONAL, Issue 9 2003N. Kamat Dr No abstract is available for this article. [source] Validation of the ethanol breath test and on-table weighing to measure irrigation absorption during transurethral prostatectomyBJU INTERNATIONAL, Issue 1 2003A.N. Ghanem, Consultant Urological Surgeon, FRCSE, MD (Urol) No abstract is available for this article. [source] Preoperative urodynamic and symptom evaluation of patients undergoing transurethral prostatectomy: analysis of variables relevant for outcomeBJU INTERNATIONAL, Issue 4 2003O.W. Hakenberg OBJECTIVE To assess the value of preoperative symptom score assessment and pressure-flow measurement in men undergoing transurethral prostatectomy (TURP). PATIENTS AND METHODS In a prospective study, 95 men (mean age 74.3 years) scheduled for TURP because of their lower urinary tract symptoms, flow rates and urinary residual volumes were assessed using the self-administered International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and urodynamic pressure-flow studies. At 3 months after TURP the patients were reassessed with a flow rate measurement and the IPSS. The baseline IPSS and urodynamic values were analysed with respect to the endpoints of the study, flow rate and IPSS after TURP, and the improvements thereof, respectively. RESULTS There were significant improvements in mean IPSS (, 10.87 points) and peak flow rate (+ 7.06 mL/s) 3 months after TURP. Classifying the patients into subgroups with distinctly different initial values for IPSS, flow rate, residual urine volume and degree of obstruction (as expressed by Abrams-Griffiths number) showed that the flow rate and degree of obstruction influenced the improvement in flow rate but not in symptoms after TURP. Symptom improvement was only related to the initial level of symptoms. In a multivariate analysis, only age was an independent predictor of the outcome variables of flow rate and symptoms. CONCLUSIONS Clinical decision-making remains a valid instrument for selecting patients for TURP. Both the IPSS and pressure-flow assessment are useful to exclude patients who are unlikely to benefit from TURP. Age is an important predictor of the improvement in symptoms and flow rates after TURP for the lower urinary tract symptom complex associated with benign prostatic enlargement. [source] A 3-year follow-up of a prospective randomized trial comparing transurethral electrovaporization of the prostate with standard transurethral prostatectomyBJU INTERNATIONAL, Issue 6 2000M.Y. Hammadeh Objective To compare the safety, efficacy and durability of transurethral electrovaporization of the prostate (TUVP) with standard transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). Patients and methods In all, 104 patients admitted from the waiting list for surgery for BPH were randomized to either TUVP (52 patients, mean age 67.5 years) or TURP (52 patients, mean age 70.2 years); 51, 47 and 40 patients in each arm completed 1, 2 and 3 years of follow-up, respectively. Patients were assessed at baseline and during the follow-up using the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), the associated quality-of-life score (QoL), postvoid residual volume (PVR) and maximum urinary flow rate (Qmax). Results Both groups had comparable mean IPSS, QoL, Qmax and PVR at baseline. The mean ( sd) values for TUVP and TURP, respectively, at 3 years showed a significant and maintained improvement in IPSS, at 4.1 (3.3) and 7.1 (6.2) (P = 0.01), in QoL, at 1.0 (0.9) and 1.6 (1.4) (P = 0.04), and in Qmax, at 22.2 (8.5) and 18 (7.1) mL/s (P = 0.02), with decreases in PVR of 30 (38) and 21.9 (26.2) mL (P = 0.27). The re-operation rate in each group was 4% during the first year, 4% during the second year and 5% during the third year. After surgery and at 1, 2 and 3 years of follow-up, impotence was reported in 17% of the TUVP group and 11% of the TURP group (P = 0.49), and retrograde ejaculation in 72% of the TUVP group and 89% of the TURP group (P = 0.47). Conclusion The 3-year follow-up results confirm that TUVP is as effective as standard TURP in the treatment of moderate-sized BPH. The long-term side-effects and complications were comparable and the initial improvement was maintained over 3 years in most patients in both groups. [source] |