183 / 306
1 7 9
plications (none have occurred in the present data), are discussed,
and finally follow-up examinations are reported (of
133
patients).
13
died after they had been discharged;
110
of the remaining
results were satisfactory;
4
cases had a residual urine a f
40
ccm, and
6 results were unsatisfactory.
13
of the patients operated upon had suprapubic fistulas,
2
of
these patients died; the others were satisfactory in every respect.
Transurethral resection is a very valuable help in the treatment
of hypertrophy of the prostate. When dealing with elderly and
exhausted patients, resection is the only possible treatment.