British journal of urology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Transurethral prostatotomy versus transurethral prostatectomy in benign prostatic hypertrophy. A prospective randomised study.
Transurethral prostatotomy (TUT) in 24 patients was compared with transurethral prostatectomy (TUR) in 25 patients in a prospective randomised trial. All patients were aged 60 years or more and presented with symptomatic benign hypertrophy. One half of the patients had acute retention. ⋯ One patient became incontinent after TUR and 4 developed a stricture. The success rate after TUR was 78%. It was concluded that TUT and TUR produce similar functional results in cases where the gland is not too large.