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2437611

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-6-15
pubmed:abstractText
Retrograde transurethral balloon dilation of the prostatic urethra was performed in five human volunteers with benign prostatic hypertrophy. Each patient underwent cystoscopy, uroflow studies, voiding cystourethrography, retrograde urethrography, and magnetic resonance imaging before dilation and at defined intervals afterward. The longest follow-up to date is 8 months. Patients were given topical anesthetics and mild sedatives, and dilation was performed with a 25-mm urethroplasty balloon catheter inflated at 3-6 atm for 10 minutes. All catheter manipulations were done with a guide wire and under fluoroscopic control. Significant resolution of symptoms of prostatism was seen in four patients. The unsatisfactory results in the last patient were believed to be caused by ineffectual dilation of predominantly middle lobe hypertrophy--a condition that is now regarded as a contraindication to dilation. This technique has promise to replace transurethral resection of the prostate as the treatment of choice for this common male ailment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0033-8419
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
163
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
649-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Benign prostatic hypertrophy: retrograde transurethral dilation of the prostatic urethra in humans. Work in progress.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article