Influence of prostate size on the outcome of holmium laser enucleation of the prostate

OBJECTIVE To analyse the effect of prostate size on the outcome of holmium laser enucleation of prostate (HoLEP, an established procedure for treating symptomatic benign prostatic hypertrophy, BPH), in the initial 354 patients at 1 year of follow‐up. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed...

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Published in:BJU international 2008-06, Vol.101 (12), p.1536-1541
Main Authors: Shah, Hemendra N., Sodha, Hiren S., Kharodawala, Shabbir J., Khandkar, Amit A., Hegde, Sunil S., Bansal, Manish B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
BPH
complications
Follow-Up Studies
HoLEP
Holmium
holmium laser
Humans
laser prostatectomy
Laser Therapy - adverse effects
Laser Therapy - methods
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases
Organ Size
Postoperative Complications - etiology
prostate
Prostate - pathology
Prostate - surgery
Prostatectomy - adverse effects
Prostatectomy - methods
Prostatic Hyperplasia - pathology
Prostatic Hyperplasia - surgery
Retrospective Studies
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the genital tract and mammary gland
Treatment Outcome
Tumors of the urinary system
Urinary tract. Prostate gland
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Summary:OBJECTIVE To analyse the effect of prostate size on the outcome of holmium laser enucleation of prostate (HoLEP, an established procedure for treating symptomatic benign prostatic hypertrophy, BPH), in the initial 354 patients at 1 year of follow‐up. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the records of 354 patients who had HoLEP at our institution from April 2003 to March 2007. In 235 patients the prostate weighed 100 g (group 3). Demographic data and perioperative variables were recorded and compared among the three groups. RESULTS The mean prostate size was 38.1, 76.4 and 133.5 g for groups 1, 2 and 3, respectively (P 
ISSN:1464-4096
1464-410X
DOI:10.1111/j.1464-410X.2007.07434.x