Giant Prostatic Hyperplasia; Fourth largest prostate reported in medical literature

Giant Prostatic Hyperplasia; Fourth largest prostate reported in medical literature

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A giant prostatic hyperplasia (GPH) weighing more than 700 g is a rare entity. It is believed that only eight such cases have been previously reported in the medical literature. This case report concerns a patient with a GPH weighing 740 g which was successfully removed by suprapubic prostatectomy....

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Main Authors: Joseph Maliakal, Emad E. Mousa, Varna Menon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sultan Qaboos University 2014-05-01
Series:Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Subjects:
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Prostatectomy Suprapubic
Case Report
Oman
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spelling doaj-e90e11b9a015496092d793e3cdf772452020-11-24T21:05:30ZengSultan Qaboos UniversitySultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 2075-051X2075-05282014-05-01142239242Giant Prostatic Hyperplasia; Fourth largest prostate reported in medical literatureJoseph Maliakal0Emad E. Mousa1Varna Menon2Department of Urology, Sohar Hospital, Sohar, OmanDepartment of Urology, Sohar Hospital, Sohar, OmanDepartment of Urology, Sohar Hospital, Sohar, OmanA giant prostatic hyperplasia (GPH) weighing more than 700 g is a rare entity. It is believed that only eight such cases have been previously reported in the medical literature. This case report concerns a patient with a GPH weighing 740 g which was successfully removed by suprapubic prostatectomy. To our knowledge, this is the fourth largest benign prostatic enlargement ever reported in the literature.http://web.squ.edu.om/squmj/includes/tng/pub/tNG_download.asp?id=45ab1b3ee96f39a103c466ae3942366dBenign Prostatic HyperplasiaProstatectomy SuprapubicCase ReportOman
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author Joseph Maliakal
Emad E. Mousa
Varna Menon
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Varna Menon
Giant Prostatic Hyperplasia; Fourth largest prostate reported in medical literature
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Prostatectomy Suprapubic
Case Report
Oman
author_facet Joseph Maliakal
Emad E. Mousa
Varna Menon
author_sort Joseph Maliakal
title Giant Prostatic Hyperplasia; Fourth largest prostate reported in medical literature
title_short Giant Prostatic Hyperplasia; Fourth largest prostate reported in medical literature
title_full Giant Prostatic Hyperplasia; Fourth largest prostate reported in medical literature
title_fullStr Giant Prostatic Hyperplasia; Fourth largest prostate reported in medical literature
title_full_unstemmed Giant Prostatic Hyperplasia; Fourth largest prostate reported in medical literature
title_sort giant prostatic hyperplasia; fourth largest prostate reported in medical literature
publisher Sultan Qaboos University
series Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
issn 2075-051X
2075-0528
publishDate 2014-05-01
description A giant prostatic hyperplasia (GPH) weighing more than 700 g is a rare entity. It is believed that only eight such cases have been previously reported in the medical literature. This case report concerns a patient with a GPH weighing 740 g which was successfully removed by suprapubic prostatectomy. To our knowledge, this is the fourth largest benign prostatic enlargement ever reported in the literature.
topic Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Prostatectomy Suprapubic
Case Report
Oman
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