Pre-surgical finasteride to reduce perioperative bleeding and other complications following transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)

Zhang J, Dong Z-L, Shang PF, Wang ZP

Published Online:

May 11, 2011

This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows:

To conduct a systematic review with evidence available from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to assess the effect of pre-surgical finasteride therapy in patients treated with TURP for BPH.

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Zhang J, Dong Z-L, Shang PF, Wang ZP. Pre-surgical finasteride to reduce perioperative bleeding and other complications following transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD008365. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008365

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Prostatic Diseases and Urologic Cancers Group

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Pre-surgical finasteride to reduce perioperative bleeding and other complications following transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)

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