A comparison of transurethral surgery with watchful waiting for moderate symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia. The Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study Group on Transurethral Resection of the Prostate.

JH, Wasson; DJ, Reda; RC, Bruskewitz; J, Elinson; AM, Keller; WG, Henderson

doi:10.1056/nejm199501123320202

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A comparison of transurethral surgery with watchful waiting for moderate symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia. The Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study Group on Transurethral Resection of the Prostate.

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Wasson JH

Reda DJ

Bruskewitz RC

Abstract

Background Transurethral resection of the prostate is the most common surgical treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia. We conducted a multicenter randomized trial to compare this surgery with watchful waiting in men with moderate symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia.Methods Of 800 men over t...

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