Contemporary outcomes of palliative transurethral resection of the prostate in patients with locally advanced prostate cancer.

CONCLUSIONS: We conclude palliative TURP remains an important surgical option to relieve bladder outlet obstruction in patients with locally advanced prostate cancer, but is ineffective to relieve ureteral obstruction.
PMID: 29880461 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Urologic Oncology - June 4, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Pelletier J, Cyr SJ, Julien AS, Fradet Y, Lacombe L, Toren P Tags: Urol Oncol Source Type: research