OUTCOME OF TRANSURETHRAL PROSTATECTOMY IN MEN OVER 80 YEARS

Citation
Lb. Ilkjaer et al., OUTCOME OF TRANSURETHRAL PROSTATECTOMY IN MEN OVER 80 YEARS, Scandinavian journal of urology and nephrology, 32(4), 1998, pp. 270-272
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
ISSN journal
00365599
Volume
32
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
270 - 272
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-5599(1998)32:4<270:OOTPIM>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Two-hundred-and-twenty-nine men aged between 80 and 97 years (mean 83 years) underwent transurethral prostatectomy (TUR-P) for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). All case records were reviewed. The follow-up period was 6-16 years. One-hundred-and-seven patients underwent operat ion because of acute urinary retention, and 122 because of chronic ret ention. The mean weight of tissue removed was 20 g (1-200 g), The peri operative mortality (<1 month) was 2% (5 patients). Postoperative comp lications occurred in 21% (49 patients). Reoperation was performed in 11% (26 cases). The result was considered satisfactory in 196 patients (86%). The present data demonstrate that transurethral resection of t he prostate in men over SO years has a good outcome with an acceptable urological complication rate and mortality, and we therefore advocate surgery instead of watchful waiting in the fit patient.