Clinical Study on the Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and the Prostatectomy(1970-1977)

Park, Hee Gon; Kim, Han Jin

Abstract

50 cases of B.P.H. admitted during the period from Jan. 1970 to Jul. 1977 were studied clinically in the Department of Urology National Medical Center and following results were obtained. 1. During the period, 1,235 patients hospitalized, there were 50 cases of B.P.H.. giving a rate of 4%. Among 251 male cases of 50 years or men, there were 50 cases of B.P.H. with a rate of 19.9 %. 2. The youngest age was 51 and the oldest 83. The average age of 50 cases was 70.9 years. 3. The average duration of symptom was 30.9 months. The presenting symptom in 22 case (44%) was acute retention, 2 case(4%) was chronic retention and 28 cases(52%) was dysuria. 4. Pyuria revealed in 18 cases (36%). Hemsturis in 24 cases(48%). Azotemia in 15 cases(30%). 5. Comparative analysis was made among suprapubic prostatectomy and retropubic prostatectomy and T.U.R. on operation time, transfusion rate, days of urethral catheter drainage, days of postoperative hospital dischange and complications. Slight superior results were obtained in retropubic prostatectomy group compared to suprapubic prostatectomy group. 6. Average weight of the removed prostate was 37 gm. Occult Carcinoma was found in 4 cases (10 %) 7. The analysis of correlation between age and postoperative dischange yielded no significance in this study.