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The detrusor function was studied by cystotonometry in 50 cases of “adenomatous disease”, prior to and after surgical removal of the obstacle situated at the neck of the bladder. From the results it emerges that the chances for an adequate surgical restoration of detrusor function depend on the radicality of the intervention rather than on its type. The postoperative period required for normalization of bladder function averages 3 months. Palliative transurethral resection holds no promise for any significant functional improvement.
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Makrigiannis, D., Gaca, A. Cystometric studies of detrusor function after prostatectomy and transurethral electrosurgery. International Urology and Nephrology 4, 175–178 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02081839
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02081839