Choosing the surgical treatment method for benign prostatic hyperplasia

Abstract

Aim. To assess the surgical treatment outcomes for benign prostatic hyperplasia. Methods. The surgical treatment outcomes for benign prostatic hyperplasia were analyzed in 72 patients. 44 patients underwent transvesical prostatectomy ended with blind urinary bladder stitch, 28 patients with a prostate volume of less than 60 ml were offered transurethral resection of prostate. The patients’ mean age was 73.6 years. Inclusion criteria were: average urination flow rate (Qav) 10 ml/sec, total international prostate symptom score (I-PSS) 19, residual urine volume 50 ml. Prostate volume ranged from 29 to 150 ml. All interventions were performed using regional anesthesia. The effect of surgical treatment was assessed 3 months after the surgery was performed. Results. Self urination was restored at 2-3rd day. All patients had no residual urine. Urine flow parameters in patients after transvesical prostatectomy were: maximum urination flow rate (Qmax) - 24±1.3 ml/sec, Qav - 11.6±1.1 ml/sec; in patients after transurethral resection of prostate: Qmax - 17.2±0.8 ml/sec, Qav - 11.4±1.2 ml/sec. I-PSS index in the transvesical prostatectomy group was 2.3±0.3 compared to 9.7±1.1 points in transurethral resection of prostate group. Irritative symptoms prevailed in patients from transurethral resection of prostate group, 23 (82%) of them have improved after 1 month treatment with α1-adrenoblockers. Conclusion. Transvesical prostatectomy ended with blind urinary bladder stitch is still a radical and effective option for benign prostatic hyperplasia surgical treatment. Transurethral resection of prostate is effective in patients with prostate volume less than 60 ml and requires additional medical correction of irritative symptoms during the postoperative period.