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The effect of intravesically administered Cetiprin on bladder spasms after transurethral resection of the prostate. A double-blind randomized study.

A double-blind study of the short-term effects of intravesically administered emepronium bromide (Cetiprin) versus placebo on bladder spasms after transurethral prostatectomy was done in 40 male patients. In the Cetiprin group there was a significant decline in the need for analgesia, and significantly fewer catheter problems. The use of intravesically instilled Cetiprin is recommended only in cases of severe postoperative bladder spasms.

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[Clinical statistics on outpatients, inpatients and operations in 1988].

Statistical studies were made on 1,766 outpatients, 657 inpatients and 687 operative procedures at our department in 1988. The most frequent diseases among the outpatients were urogenital infections followed by anomalies, tumors and stones. The major diseases among the inpatients were congenital urethral stenosis, hypospadias, vesicoureteral reflux, benign prostatic hypertrophy and bladder tumor. A total of 687 operations were performed. The five major operations were optic internal urethrotomy, hypospadias repair, transurethral resection of prostate, ureterocystoneostomy and transurethral resection of bladder tumor.

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[Clinical statistics on outpatients, inpatients and operations in 1987].

Statistical studies were made on 1,859 outpatients, 587 inpatients and 601 operative procedures at our department in 1987. The most frequent diseases among the outpatients were urogenital infections followed by anomalies, tumors and stones. The major diseases among the inpatients were hypospadias, vesicoureteral reflux, congenital urethral stenosis, benign prostatic hypertrophy and bladder tumor. A total of 601 operations were performed. The five major operations were hypospadias repair, optic internal urethrotomy, transurethral resection of prostate, ureterocystoneostomy and transurethral resection of bladder tumor.

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Transurethral resection of benign prostatic hyperplasia using a vaporizing resecting loop, UROloop.

New electrosurgical instruments for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) have been developed during the past few years. We determined the efficacy and safety of transurethral prostatectomy (TUR-P) using a new electrosurgical device (UROloop) for the treatment of BPH. Twenty-four patients, with a mean age of 67.7 years, with BPH underwent TUR-P using the UROloop between April 1996 and March 1997. We evaluated the pre- and postoperative symptom scores and urodynamic parameters of the patients. The International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) was used for symptom scoring. The urodynamic parameters included peakflow rates (PFR) and postvoid residual urine (PVR). The average preoperative IPSS score for all patients was 15.4 +/- 1.4. The IPSS score was significantly improved to 4.3 +/- 0.24 at 12 weeks after the TUR-P (p = 0.0002). The average PFR was increased by 117% at 12 weeks postoperatively. The average preoperative PVR of 65.4 ml was reduced to 15.2 ml postoperatively. The changes in the urodynamic parameters were statistically significant. No severe complications were observed in the present study. The changes in the serum sodium and hemoglobin levels were small. This study revealed significantly sustained clinical improvement with minimal morbidity. The results of the present study also confirmed the usefulness of the new endoscopic treatment for BPH.

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Evaluation of current practices in routine preoperative crossmatching for transurethral resection of the prostate.

Increasing demand for blood during elective surgery has led to attempts to rationalize routine preoperative crossmatching to those operations when there is a reasonable (greater than 30%) chance of it being required. Results of a questionnaire returned by 86% of the urology units in Great Britain show that 41% continue to crossmatch 2 units of blood before transurethral prostatectomy. A review of 301 transurethral prostatectomies performed with preoperative grouping and saving of blood showed that only 11% of the patients required transfusion. The need for transfusion was significantly associated with presentation in chronic or acute on chronic retention (p < 0.01), and the operative factors of weight of resection (p < 0.0001) and degree of hemostasis (p < 0.001). Therefore, a policy of routine preoperative blood grouping and saving is safe, and could be widely adopted, leading to financial saving and a decrease in wastage of blood that becomes too old to use.

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Comparison of standard transurethral resection, transurethral vapour resection and holmium laser enucleation of the prostate for managing benign prostatic hyperplasia of >40 g.

OBJECTIVES: To compare the safety and efficacy of two alternatives for surgically treating symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), i.e. transurethral vapour resection of the prostate (TUVRP) and holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HOLEP), with transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), the standard surgical therapy, as treating large prostates is associated with greater morbidity, and to date there is no simultaneous comparison of these three methods. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We prospectively randomized 150 patients (50 in each group) with BPH and glands of >40 g to undergo either TURP, TUVRP or HOLEP. The evaluation before treatment included urine culture, serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) level estimation, the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), peak urinary flow rate (Q(max)), and transabdominal ultrasonography to estimate prostate size and postvoid urine residue (PVR). The operative duration, blood loss, resected tissue weight, change in levels of haemoglobin and serum sodium, nursing contact time, duration of catheterization, and complications were noted. After surgery patients were reassessed for the IPSS, Q(max) and PVR at 6 months and 1 year. RESULTS: The patients in all three groups had comparable characteristics before surgery. The mean operating duration and intraoperative irrigant used for TUVRP was less than for HOLEP or TURP, and blood loss with HOLEP and TUVRP was less than with TURP (all P < 0.001). Postoperative irrigation, nursing contact time, and catheter duration were significantly less for HOLEP than TURP or TUVRP, and for TUVRP than TURP. At follow-up, patients in all groups had a significant improvement from baseline in IPSS, Q(max,) and PVR, but the differences between the groups were not significant at 6 months or 1 year. CONCLUSIONS: HOLEP and TUVRP are both acceptable alternatives to TURP for treating large prostate glands, with less perioperative morbidity and comparable efficacy at 6 months and 1 year.

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Transurethral microwave therapy: patient selection and outcome.

Forty-one patients with benign prostatic disease awaiting transurethral resection of the prostate were offered transurethral microwave therapy as an alternative. Pre-operative assessment consisted of symptom scores, prostate-specific antigen levels, flow rates and urinary tract ultrasound with residual urine estimation. Patients were reassessed 6 weeks, 3 months and 6 months after microwave treatment. Twenty-three patients had a successful outcome and 18 an unsuccessful outcome to treatment. Fifteen of the 18 with an unsuccessful outcome could have been predicted by the presence of one or more of the following pretreatment features: glands over 50 g (10 patients), the presence of a median lobe (5 patients), high residual urine (6 patients), a history of recurrent urinary infection (2 patients) and coexisting neurological disorders such as parkinsonism (1 patient) and CVA (1 patient). Three failures had none of these criteria present and could not have been predicted from their pretreatment assessment. Transurethral microwave therapy produces subjective and objective improvements in appropriately selected patients. Patients with large glands or decompensated bladders fail to benefit and should continue to be treated by conventional surgery.

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Transurethral resection for a large prostate--is it safe?

A retrospective self-audit exercise was undertaken on 47 men who underwent transurethral resection of the prostate and in whom the resected weight was 80 g or more. The operative mortality and morbidity rates were 6 and 55% respectively, being highest in the "very old and unfit" group (22 and 88%). The complication rate increased if the resected prostatic weight was 100 g or more, or if the resection time exceeded 75 min. It was concluded that careful selection of patients is necessary before undertaking TUR for a large gland.

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Transurethral resection of the prostate and bladder tumour without withdrawal of warfarin therapy.

Twelve resections of prostate and 1 extensive bladder tumour were performed in patients on long-term anticoagulation without withdrawal of warfarin therapy. The mean preoperative prothrombin index was 2.3. Four patients required blood transfusion. There were no major complications. The effects of surgery and infusion of fresh frozen plasma (FFP) on the level of anticoagulation were monitored. FFP reduced the prothrombin index by 0.25/unit. Transurethral resection can be carried out safely by an experienced urologist on patients anticoagulated with warfarin, reducing the risk of serious thromboembolic complications associated with withdrawal of anticoagulation.

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In vitro comparison of transurethral vaporization of the prostate (TUVP), resection of the prostate (TURP), and vaporization-resection of the prostate (TUVRP).

PROBLEM: Transurethral vaporization of the prostate (TUVP) and vaporization-resection of the prostate (TUVRP) ("vapor cut, band electrode") seem to be alternatives to conventional resection of the prostate (TURP). For TUVP and TUVRP, little in vitro data has yet been published. The aim of this study was to determine settings for optimal performance with TUVP and TUVRP and to investigate electrosurgical parameters relevant to safety. METHODS: Standardized experiments were performed on porcine muscle. Mass loss and coagulation zones were measured optically. Additionally, electrical parameters were recorded. RESULTS: The maximum tissue ablation rates were 3.8 cm3 per min and 6.1 cm3 per min for TUVP and TUVRP, respectively, compared to 6.5 cm3 per min for TURP. The maximum coagulation depths reached 2.1 mm (TUVP), 1.4 mm (TUVRP), and 0.9 mm (TURP). Optimal in vitro settings for TUVP/TUVRP/TURP were as follows: generator power of 250/120/90 W, drag speed of 5/15/20 mm/s, and pressure of 0.40/0.15/0.05 N. Different power generators and electrodes showed considerably varying performance. The energy to remove 1 g of tissue averaged 7.500 J (TUVP), 620 J (TUVRP). and 400 J (TURP). CONCLUSIONS: These results allow quantification of the influence of different variables on TUVP, TUVRP, and TURP in vitro. The TUVP proves to be an effective ablation alternative. Nevertheless, a 15 to 20 times higher energy demand has to be considered. TUVRP combines excellent ablation features with greater coagulation volumes, indicating better hemostasis.

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Transurethral resection of very large prostates. A retrospective study.

Twenty-one patients with benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), and a weight of transurethrally resected tissue exceeding 80 g (Group 1), were compared to a control group of 30 patients with a weight of resected tissue less than 80 g (Group 2) with regard to the peri- and postoperative course and the symptomatic and urodynamic results of surgery. All patients were followed 12 months postoperatively. In both groups more than 90% of the patients were satisfied with the results of the operation. However, the obstructive symptoms were better relieved than the irritative symptoms. The group who had large resections performed had a longer operating time and a greater perioperative blood loss than the group of minor resections. No differences were found with regard to other peri- or postoperative complications or subjective results. Transurethral resection is safe and efficient in treating BPH, also with very large prostates.

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Mucin-producing urothelial-type adenocarcinoma of prostate: report of two cases of a rare and diagnostically challenging entity.

The differential diagnosis of mucin-producing adenocarcinoma of the prostate includes conventional prostatic adenocarcinoma with mucin production, secondary adenocarcinoma usually of colorectal origin and, very rarely, urothelial-type adenocarcinoma arising from either the prostatic urethra or proximal ducts. Conventional prostatic adenocarcinoma with mucin production is readily identified by routine microscopy and immunohistochemistry. The distinction between secondary adenocarcinoma and urothelial-type adenocarcinoma, however, can present a significant diagnostic challenge. In addition, documented examples of the latter in the prostate are exceptionally rare. A transurethral resection of prostate specimen and prostatic needle biopsies from two patients showing urothelial-type adenocarcinoma of the prostate were identified in our consultation files. One of the patients subsequently underwent a radical prostatectomy. Both patients had negative gastrointestinal endoscopic workups. Transurethral resection of prostate material from two patients with clinically confirmed secondary adenocarcinoma of colonic origin involving the prostate and a prostatectomy specimen with mucinous conventional prostatic adenocarcinoma were also identified for comparison purposes. Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded sections were stained for prostate-specific antigen (PSA), prostatic acid phosphatase, carcinoembryonic antigen, cytokeratin 7, cytokeratin 20 and high molecular weight cytokeratin 34betaE12. The urothelial-type adenocarcinoma cases were diffusely positive for cytokeratin 7 and focally positive for 34betaE12 and cytokeratin 20, consistent with an origin from the urothelium of the prostatic urethra or proximal prostatic ducts. In contrast, the secondary adenocarcinoma of colonic origin cases were diffusely cytokeratin 20 positive and either negative or focally positive for cytokeratin 7 and negative for 34betaE12. The mucinous conventional prostatic adenocarcinoma was positive for PSA and prostatic acid phosphatase and negative for cytokeratin 7, cytokeratin 20 and 34betaE12. All tumors were positive for carcinoembryonic antigen.

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Incidental carcinoma of the prostate: significance of staging transurethral resection.

We compared the results of staging by a second circumferential transurethral resection and/or transperineal needle biopsy in 42 patients with stage A prostatic adenocarcinoma on initial transurethral resection (defined as tumor of low grade, Gleason sum 2 to 4, and low volume, less than 5 per cent of the specimen or less than 3 foci). Transurethral resection only was done in 16 patients, transperineal needle biopsy only in 2 and both procedures in 24. In the 24 patients who underwent both procedures residual carcinoma was identified by transurethral resection in 6 and confirmed by transperineal needle biopsy in only 1. Thirty-two patients (76 per cent) had no residual carcinoma. Of the 10 patients (24 per cent) with residual carcinoma 5 underwent radical prostatectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy, 1 had interstitial irradiation with pelvic lymphadenectomy and 1 had pelvic lymphadenectomy only. No lymphatic metastases were detected; persistent carcinoma confined to the prostate was noted in all 5 patients who had undergone radical prostatectomy and 3 of these tumors were upstaged because of higher grade and/or volume. We conclude that residual carcinoma cannot be assessed accurately with transperineal needle biopsy, whereas transurethral resection staging enabled us to define a substantial number of our patients (24 per cent) with persistent disease. Importantly, upstaging by either low volume/high grade or high volume carcinoma was identified in 3 patients at the time of radical prostatectomy. However, the true stage and prognosis of those patients with persistent low volume and low grade prostatic carcinoma remain to be determined.

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[Clinical statistics on outpatients and operations at Mishina Urological Office between July 1984-June 1986].

The total number of outpatients was 2,012. There were 1,402 males and 610 females. The male to female ratio being 2.3:1. The major diseases seen in outpatients were benign prostatic hypertrophy, chronic prostatitis, prostatic stone, chronic cystitis, chronic pyelonephritis and ureteral stones. The total number of patients operated on was 347; 281 males and 66 females. These operations were performed at 11 hospitals using our semi-open system. Major operations were transurethral resection of prostate, subcapsular prostatectomy, transurethral resection of bladder tumor, YV plasty of bladder neck, ureterolithotomy and partial cystectomy.

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Pre-surgical finasteride therapy in patients treated endoscopically for benign prostatic hyperplasia.

INTRODUCTION: Transurethral resection of the prostate is considered the standard technique for patients with moderate or severe lower urinary tract symptoms related to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Pathologically BPH is characterized by an increased proliferation of stromal and acinar cells, sustained by increased vascularization (neoangiogenesis). Recent studies have also shown that finasteride reduces angiogenesis and prostatic bleeding associated with BPH. Reducing the volume as a final step in reducing neoangiogenesis could thus represent a fundamental advance in limiting intra- and postoperative bleeding in patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Our study included 60 patients undergoing TURP between January 2001 and January 2002. Of the patients, 30 received pretreatment with finasteride while 30 did not undergo any pretreatment (control group). In all the patients we evaluated the degree of peri-surgical bleeding, intended as a reduction in hemoglobin values in the 24 h following surgery. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: In the group of patients pretreated with finasteride, blood loss, evaluated as a reduction in hemoglobin values, was minimal, and none of the patients required blood transfusion. The average hemoglobin loss in the 24 h following surgery was 0.9%. In the control group (average age 67 years), 4 patients (12%) required blood transfusion. The loss of hemoglobin was 2.36%. Finasteride, therefore, seems to play a fundamental role in the pretreatment of TURP patients, since by reducing dihydrotestosterone synthesis, it interacts with endothelial growth factors, thus reducing angiogenesis and preventing bleeding.

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Changes in the male urethra produced by instrumentation for transurethral resection of the prostate.

Radiographic changes produced in the male urethra by instrumentation were studied by pre- and postoperative urethrograms in 50 consecutive men as well as in several hundred selected patients. All 50 patients showed postoperative changes in the urethra. Obvious findings developed in 30% without symptoms while 14% of the men suffered severe symptomatic strictures. In our total operated cases, patients who were entered through the urethral meatus showed a 17.2% rate of stricture formation, while those entered transperineally showed only an 8.5% stricture rate. We conclude that all transurethral instrumentation produces trauma as evidenced by varying degrees of radiographic change.

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Incidence of acute myocardial infarction and cause-specific mortality after transurethral treatments of prostatic hypertrophy.

OBJECTIVES: Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is associated with a higher long-term mortality than open prostatectomy which has been ascribed to a higher incidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). To assess the possible excess risk associated with TURP, we studied the incidence of AMI and the cause-specific mortality in patients treated with TURP and transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT). METHODS: Patients treated for benign prostatic hypertrophy at a university hospital (888 patients with TURP and 478 with TUMT) were monitored during an average follow-up period of 3.9 years. The incidence of AMI and the causes of death were compared with those in the general population. RESULTS: Both treatments were followed by a higher incidence of AMI than in the general population, in particular from 2 years or more after treatment (standardized morbidity ratio 1.50, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.14 to 1.93). The long-term mortality from all causes was increased in patients younger than 75 years of age when undergoing any of the treatments (standardized mortality ratio [SMR] 1.16, 95% CI 0.97 to 1.39), in particular, death from cardiovascular diseases (SMR 1.25, 95% CI 0.95 to 1.60) and tumors (SMR 1.54, 95% CI 1.14 to 2.03). CONCLUSIONS: The similarity of the results for TURP and TUMT suggests that the prostatic enlargement rather than the treatment is associated with cardiovascular disease.

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The use of vesical irrigation system dual pump Endo FMS urology in the endoscopic therapy of benign prostatic hyperplasia.

OBJECTIVE: Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) remains the reference standard treatment in the management of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The objective of this study was to determine whether vesical irrigation during TURP with the dual pump system Endo FMS Urology is more efficient than standard gravity irrigation. METHODS: A group of 30 patients who underwent TURP using the Endo FMS Urology was compared to a group of 30 patients treated with standard vesical irrigation. RESULTS: A 40% decrease of fluid irrigated, a 10% decrease of time for procedure and a 10% increase in the volume of the resected tissue was observed in patients treated with the Endo FMS Urology compared to controls treated with standard vesical irrigation.

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