Open prostatectomy: Open prostatectomy and its post operative complications - Softcover

Kabir, Sheikh Firoj

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3659276596 ISBN 13: 9783659276590

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a part of normal aging process and it is essentially a disease of the elderly, rarely affecting men below 40 years of age. Prostatectomy is the most common form of surgery in urology. It is difficult to describe operations on the prostate gland in a manner which will find general acceptance. These operative procedures are suitable for a general surgeon who works in surgical unit which accepts for treatment patients presenting a wide range of surgical problems. Open prostatectomy is usually reserved for patients with large prostates greater than 80 to 100 grams, or a concomitant baldder condition as a symptomatic bladder diverticulum, or a large, hard bladder calculus that cannot be managed transurethral or a thimble bladder, or when there is a coexisting unilateral or bilateral inguinal hernia, or marked ankylosis of the hips that prevents proper placement of the patients in the dorsal lithotomy position. Retropubic method should be the method of choice when considering open prostatectomy.

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About the Author

Dr. Sheikh Firoj Kabir, FCPS (Surgery), MCPS, MBBS (Dhaka), received his MBBS Degree from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh & FCPS Degree in Surgery in 2009 & MCPS Degree in Anesthesiology in 2005. He is the author of several articles published in reputed journals. He is working as Associate Professor in a Medical College under university of Dhaka.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659276596
• ISBN 13: 9783659276590
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 100