Suprapubic prostatectomy without suprapubic tube and without bladder irrigation

Forty consecutive patients who presented with benign prostatic hypertrophy had suprapubic prostatectomy without the use of suprapubic tube or bladder irrigation. Instead they had 'autoirrigation' by giving each patient 6 litres of intravenous fluids in 24 h and using intravenous Lasix to induce steady diuresis. Compared with 40 other patients who had the conventional suprapubic prostatectomy with postoperative bladder irrigation, these patients experienced no adverse effects. Rather the cost of treatment, the duration of hospitalization and the morbidity of treatment were reduced in these patients.