Prostate specific antigen levels following transurethral resection of the prostate
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Prostate specific antigen levels following transurethral resection of the prostate.
OBJECTIVE Determine how serum prostate-specific antigen (t-PSA) levels and free PSA (f/t PSA) ratio change following transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty men with a mean age of 67.0 +/- 4.2 years (range 46 to 84 years) underwent TURP for BPH between May 2005 and October 2005. Preoperative assessment included symptom evaluation with the International Pro...
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عنوان ژورنال: International braz j urol
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1677-5538
DOI: 10.1590/s1677-55382008000100007