ABSTRACT
Clinical observation was made on 223 cases of T. U. R. who had been admitted to the Dept. of Urology during the period of 7 years from September. 1971 through July, 1978 and on 12 cases of T. U. R. who had metastatic bladder tumors from cervical carcinoma of the uterus. 1. Among total 1.759 in-patients. T. U. R. was performed on 223 cases (12.7 %) and on 12 cases who had metastatic bladder tumor from cervical carcinoma of the uterus. 2. Age distribution was between 23 and 89 years and the sixth decade was most common. 3. Among 235 cases, 180 were male and 55 female with the ratio of 3.3:1. 4. Major diseases were bladder tumors (64.68 %), B. P. H. (18.72 %), and Prostatic carcinomas (9.36 %). 5. Average operation time for T. U. R. was 73.5 min, (Bladder tumor), 71 min. (B.P.H.), and 64.5 min. (prostatic Ca.) respectively. 6. Average weight of tissue resected was 11.7 gm. (bladder tumor), 16 gm (B.P.H.), and 11.5 gm (prostatic Ca.). 7. Duration of indwelling catheter was 3.5 days (bladder tumor), 6.5 days (B.P.H.), and 5.7 days (prostatic Ca.). 8. Average duration of hospital stay after T. U. R. was 10.8 days (bladder tumor), 14.5 days (B.P.H.), and 14 days (prostatic Ca.). 9. Poet-operation complication were listed as : bleeding (14 cases), infection (12 cases), fluid absorption toxicity (4 cases), and extrapolation (2 cases) 10. Spinal anesthesia was performed on 90 % of patients.