Is there a correlation between prostate size and bladder-outlet obstruction?
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Is there a correlation between the outcome of transurethral resection of prostate and preoperative degree of bladder outlet obstruction?
To compare the impact of transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) on symptom scores and maximal flow rates (Qmax) in patients with equivocal bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) and definite BOO and to assess the relationship between the surgical outcomes and degree of preoperative BOO, we prospectively evaluated men with lower urinary tract symptoms and bladder outlet obstruction index (BOOI) gr...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Urology
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0724-4983,1433-8726
DOI: 10.1007/bf00182658