Efficacy and safety of holmium laser enucleation of the prostate for extremely large prostatic adenoma in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) for extremely large prostates.

Materials and methods

Patients undergoing HoLEP between July 2008 and December 2013 from the Seoul National University Hospital Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Database Registry were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into three groups according to their total prostate volume (TPV): group A (TPV<100 mL), group B (100 mL≤TPV<200 mL), and group C (TPV≥200 mL); the clinical data of the three groups were compared. All patients were followed up 2 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months after surgery.

Results

A total of 502 patients (group A, 426; group B, 70; group C, 6) with a mean age of 69.0 (standard deviation, ±7.3) years were included in

SUBMITTER: Kim M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4355433 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature