Key result
Literature review compares transurethral and open prostatectomy safety in patients with severe cardiac comorbidities.
Why the study?
The patient is convinced that open prostatectomy is safer than transurethral prostate surgery, prompting a review of evidence comparing these procedures.
Is transurethral prostate surgery safer than open prostatectomy in an elderly patient with severe ischemic cardiomyopathy?
Is transurethral prostate surgery safer than open prostatectomy in an elderly patient with severe ischemic cardiomyopathy?
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This is an educational case scenario introducing a guide to the medical literature regarding the safety of transurethral versus open prostatectomy.
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C. David Naylor (1996) studied Benign prostatic hyperplasia (n=1). Transurethral prostate surgery vs. Open prostatectomy was evaluated. A clinical scenario of a 78-year-old man with benign prostatic hyperplasia and severe cardiac comorbidities prompts a literature search comparing transurethral and open prostatectomy safety.
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