Transurethal resection and vaporizaton of prostate for treatmentof benign prostatic hyperplasia (Report of 412 cases)
GAN Wei-min WAN Heng-lin SHI Tao WANG Zi-ming
(Department of Urology, the Second Clinical Medical College, Xi′an Medical University,Xi′an,710004)
Abstract Purpose:To investigate new effective treatment approach for benign prostatic hyperplasia(BPH). Methods: 412 cases of BPH were treated with transurethral resection and transurethral vaporization of the prostate.Results: The general results were satisfactory. Followed up for 3 months, the average of IPSS was 8.6, the average of maximum of uroflowmetry was 14.4 ml/s,and average of residual urine was 28 ml. There were no serious complications observed. Conclusions:Our results showed that the combination of transurethal resection with vaporization of the prostate was a safe and effective method for transurethral resection of BPH with less complications.
Key words Benign prostatic hyperplasia Transurethal resection of the prostate Transurethal vaporization of the prostate