One thousand cases of prostatectomy

A survey of one thousand transvesical prostatectomies was conducted for studying occasional complications. An improved technique is recommended for the removal of adenomas, 30-40 g in weight or above. The number of complications showed a decline which, together with the possibility to reduce the operating and nursing periods, is attributed to some outstanding features of the method such as the use of continuous running haemostatic synthetic sutures for constricting the edges of the prostatic bed, the use of a three-bore catheter with its balloon located inside the bladder, rinsing the bladder system, ambulation on the first postoperative day, the application of absorbable synthetic sutures and the early removal of the catheter.