Balloon dilatation of the prostatic urethra — should it have a place in the urologist's armamentarium?

✍ Scribed by Gordon Williams

• Book ID: 104654906
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag
• Year: 1991
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 446 KB
• Volume: 9
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0724-4983
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00184711

✦ Synopsis

Balloon dilatation of the prostatic urethra is safe and maybe an effective short-term alternative to transurethral resection in patients with small benign prostates. It has no role in the treatment of urinary retention. Subjective improvement may occur in up to 70% of men, but longterm objective benefit as shown by urodynamic assessment does not occur.