Hallazgos bioquímico-histo-morfométricos de la próstata residual (III): PSA "indetectable" mantenido tras adenomectomía retropúbica por HBP

objectives: to present 4 cases with "undetectable" psa levels (psa <0.15ng/ml) on longterm postoperative follow-up after retropubic adenomectomy for bph methods: they come from a series of 70 consecutive cases of retropubic prostatic adenomectomies, monitored and controlled at the hospital in their biochemical, histological and morphometric analysis for 5 years following the intervention. results: four patients have demonstrated psa levels <0.15 in all controls after surgery. mean follow-up of the global series: 45.25 months. there is correlation between this determination and histological and morphometric data, when they were achieved. conclusions: "undetectable" psa after open prostatic adenomectomy could be an equivalent to the expression of "radical cure" of bph, and a reliable marker for monitoring neo-hyperplasia.