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Case report: uneventful treatment of a giant prostate
F La Marca1, G Orlando, H Jallous
1Istituto di Chirurgia Generale e dei Trapianti di Organo, Scuola di Specializzazione in Urologia, Università di Pavia, Italy.
Archivos Espanoles De Urologia
|December 1, 1995
Abstract
Objective:
Redefine the meaning of the old term "giant adenoma" and evaluate the diagnosis and safest method of treatment of such cases.
Method:
The world literature was reviewed, particularly concerning diagnostic approaches and therapeutic techniques.
Results:
The open surgery technique appears to be the safest in the treatment of giant adenoma.
Conclusions:
We recommend further study of the factors affecting growth of giant prostatic adenoma.