A case of giant prostatic hyperplasia

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the most common conditions experienced by aging males and a frequent cause of bladder outlet obstruction and macroscopic haematuria. Giant prostatic hyperplasia (GPH) is an extremely rare form of prostatic hyperplasia. We present a case of a patient with...

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Autores principales: Wang, Luke, Davis, Paul, McMillan, Kevin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Second Military Medical University 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5730805/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29264164
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajur.2015.10.004
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Sumario:Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the most common conditions experienced by aging males and a frequent cause of bladder outlet obstruction and macroscopic haematuria. Giant prostatic hyperplasia (GPH) is an extremely rare form of prostatic hyperplasia. We present a case of a patient with GPH of 800 mL. To our knowledge, this is the fourth largest prostatic hyperplasia ever reported in the literature.

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