Korean J Urol.
1982 Dec;23(8):1123-1126.
A Clinical Observation on Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
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- 1Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Chungnam University, Daejeon, Korea.
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- A clinical study was made on 117 cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia admitted to the Department of Urology, Chungnam University Hospital during the period from January 1974 to August 1982. The results were summarized as follows: 1. Common symptoms were dysuria (82.1%) and urinary retention (41.0%). 2. Gross or microscopic hematuria was noticed in 48 cases (41.0%). 3. The degree of prostatic enlargement by rectal palpation was not related to the severity of symptoms. 4. Pulmonary disease (19.5%) and cardiac disease (12.8%) were frequently associated with B.P.H. 5. Treatment consisted of suprapubic of retropubic prostatectomy in 94 cases, TUR in 7 cases and cystostomy in 10 cases. 6. Postoperative complications were urinary incontinence (34%), wound problem (9.7%), delayed bleeding (8.7%), and urinary tract infection (4.8%). 7. Mean weight of removed prostatic tissue was 31.3gm.
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