Reflections on the Indications for Prostatectomy
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deadly speaking, there are two indications for prostatectomy. The first is some Phr^6 ev^dence of back-pressure either on the upper urinary tract producing hydroneat;0riSls> or on the lower urinary tract resulting in acute or chronic retention, trabecular] the bladder wall, or merely a very large residual urine, which in fact is the itiCo stage of chronic retention. The second indication for prostatectomy is the ^nir>Ven*ence that the enlarged gland causes the patient. Occasionally a patient with Prostatic hypertrophy will present with haematuria. This may occur only k\y twice, or it may persist for several days. It is, of course, essential to exclude
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