Does Preoperative Use of Dutasteride Decrease Bleeding During Open Prostatectomy?

Demirbas, Arif; Resorlu, Berkan; GÜLPINAR, MURAT; Kardas, Sina; Doluoglu, Omer; Tepeler, Abdulkadir; Kilinc, Muhammet; Karakan, Tolga; Ozcan, Serkan

doi:10.22037/uj.v0i0.3693

Does Preoperative Use of Dutasteride Decrease Bleeding During Open Prostatectomy?

Demirbas A., Resorlu B., GÜLPINAR M. T. , Kardas S., Doluoglu O. G. , Tepeler A., ...More

UROLOGY JOURNAL, vol.15, no.1, pp.48-52, 2018 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 15 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.22037/uj.v0i0.3693
Title of Journal : UROLOGY JOURNAL
Page Numbers: pp.48-52

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate whether use of dutasteride, a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor, for at least four weeks preoperatively affected the blood loss during open prostatectomy (OP).