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November 30, 2025BMC SurgeryOpen Access

Preoperative pelvimetric and prostatic measurements as predictors of intraoperative blood loss in open transvesical prostatectomy: a retrospective study

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EBEkrem Başaran EEEmre Ediz ABAhmet Yıldırım Balık

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Retrospective analysis finds prostate volume and apical depth as predictors of blood loss in prostate surgery, suggesting careful consideration for surgical planning.

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Intraoperative blood loss risk increases with prostate volume and apical depth, indicating potential predictors for surgery.
The analysis revealed modest findings with no strong evidence on other pelvic dimensions' role in bleeding risk.
This retrospective study examined measurements preoperatively, focusing on their association with blood loss during surgery.
Caution is warranted due to modest sample sizes and reliance on estimated blood loss; external validation needed.

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Başaran et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/692b94341d383f2b2a3786a6 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-025-03257-1

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Retrospective analysis finds prostate volume and apical depth as predictors of blood loss in prostate surgery, suggesting careful consideration for surgical planning.

Preoperative pelvimetric and prostatic measurements as predictors of intraoperative blood loss in open transvesical prostatectomy: a retrospective study

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Preoperative pelvimetric and prostatic measurements as predictors of intraoperative blood loss in open transvesical prostatectomy: a retrospective study

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