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Charts of 302 patients from four groups who had transurethral prostatectomy were reviewed with respect to patient characteristics and complications. The four groups were similar in average age and amount of tissue resected. Patients from the University of Alabama Hospital and Veterans Administration Hospital tended to have more associated illnesses than patients in the two private practices. Bleeding, the most frequently seen intraoperative and immediate postoperative complication, occurred most often in the University of Alabama Hospital series and in patients with prostates weighing more than 45 gm. Incontinence, the most frequent long-term complication, occurred most often in patients from the Veterans Administration Hospital. Complications and characteristics are compared with those in previously reported series of patients having transurethral prostatectomy and with those of the American Urological Association cooperative study.
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Prostatectomy/methods , Aged , Erectile Dysfunction/etiology , Evaluation Studies as Topic , Hemorrhage/etiology , Humans , Male , Multicenter Studies as Topic , Prostatectomy/adverse effects , Reoperation , Retrospective Studies , Urinary Incontinence/etiologyABSTRACT
A case of spontaneous regression of lymphoma is presented. Regression of the tumor occurred during an episode of mechanical small bowel obstruction. Elevated circulating endogenous corticosteroids are thought to have acted against the tumor cells.
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Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/diagnostic imaging , Mediastinal Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local , Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous , Aged , Female , Humans , RadiographySubject(s)
Hematuria/etiology , Running , Sports Medicine , Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/complications , Humans , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
To examine the relationship between gross hematuria and sickle cell disorders, all patients admitted to Grady Memorial Hospital with the diagnosis of a sickle cell disorder during a 14-month period were reviewed. Of 115 such patients, 65% had sickle cell disease and 35% had sickle cell trait. None of the former but seven of the latter group had gross hematuria. Mean age of the seven was 30 years. Comprehensive examinations and laboratory studies showed that all were free of concomitant disease. Physical findings, diagnostic modalities, and treatment were reviewed. Findings suggest that conservative therapy (bed rest, hydration, and diuresis) is usually effective.
