Diethylstilbestrol 1 mg in the Treatment of Acute Urinary Retention due to Prostatic Obstruction in the Elderly: A Preliminary Study

Patients who failed a catheter-free trial after acute urinary retention and one week of full dose alpha-blocker and 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor were offered Diethylstilbestrol 1 mg plus Aspirin 100 mg over 4 weeks. Prostate volume, age, serum creatinine, and initial retention drained urine volume we...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Oliveira Reis, Gustavo Borges De Mendonça, Bruno D. Carneiro, Edson Schneider, Eduardo Varella Gewehr, André Meirelles, Fernandes Denardi, Antonio Gugliotta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Advances in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/984382