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New prostatectomy study results from T.C. Mccullough et al described

Published in Hospital Business Week, March 22nd, 2009

In this recently published article, scientists in Paris, France conducted a study "To evaluate the morbidity between laparoscopic simple prostatectomy (LSP) and open simple prostatectomy (OSP) in the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia. From January 2003 through January 2008, 280 consecutive patients underwent adenomectomy either by an extraperitoneal laparoscopic transcapsular ''Millin'' approach (96 patients, 34.3%) or open transvesical approach (184 patients, 65.7%)."

"Medical therapy had failed in all patients. Perioperative and outcome data were recorded and compared. There was no significant difference in patient age, prostate size, uroflow rate, mean...

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