Transurethral resection of the prostate for XXXX --a local review.

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There has been a recent resurgence of interest in the role of transurethral resection of the prostate for @entity1067 in view of the introduction of new modalities. We have conducted a retrospective analysis of 175 cases operated from October 1988 to June 1989 with an aim to ascertain the present mortality and morbidity rates associated with this procedure. The main presenting symptoms were acute retention of urine (54%) and @entity1876 (33%). The average weight of the prostate resected was 24.2 gm and 3% of specimens revealed malignant changes on histology. Seventy-five percent of the @entity1 have post-operative stay of 5 days or less. @entity293 was the commonest complication (16%). Clot retention requiring re-scope occurred in 2% of our @entity1 . Twelve percent (12%) of our @entity1 developed acute retention post-operatively but only 2% required re-scope as the rest resolved conservatively. We had one mortality in our series as a result of post-operative @entity55 . After 6 months follow-up, 4% complained of mild @entity322 and another 4% noted @entity2754 . Six percent developed @entity3832 which required surgical treatment. Three years after the procedure, we retrieved the case notes of our cohort to analyse long-term results. We note that ninety-eight percent of our @entity1 were discharged after nine months follow-up. This includes the 4% who complained of mild @entity3142 at 6 months follow-up. The remaining 2% was discharged after 24 months because of recurrent @entity3832 .(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
