[Twenty-eight cases report of transurethral resection of the prostate combined with repair of inguinal hernia].

OBJECTIVES: To discuss the surgical method of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) with inguinal hernia. METHODS: Twenty eight cases of BPH with inguinal hernia were treated with transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) combined with repair of inguinal hernia by PPM at the same time. RESULTS: All patients had been followed up for six months to four years, in which recurrence of hernia or other complications were not found. Qmax was more than 15 ml/s after operations, and IPSS were about 0-7 scores for all patients. The mean time of hospitalization was 4.2 days. CONCLUSIONS: TURP combined with repair of inguinal hernia at the same time is a simple and effective method, which can avoid second operation, and it is more significance to the aged especially.