BALLOON DILATATION VERSUS TRANSURETHRAL R ESECTION OF THE PROSTATE INBENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERTROPHY (STAGE-I AND STAGE-II)

Thirty consecutive patients with benign prostatic hypertrophy St. I-II (adenom weight <25g) were treated either by balloon dilatation (Group I) or transurethral resection (group II). Peak flow, residual urine a nd voided urine did not improve after balloon dilatation in a follow-u p of 9 months. In contrast peak flow enhanced after TUR-P from 10.4 ml /sec. to 21.9 ml/sec. Residual urine reduced from 65 ml to 30. In grou p I obstructive symptom score (6.1>4.5) and irritative symptom score ( 5.5>3.6) decreased after 9 months, TUR-P resulted in a greater reducti on of obstructive score (7.4>1.6) and irritative score (6.0>2.4). This study with selected patients does not support indications for balloon dilatation.