One day surgery in the treatment of benign prostatic enlargement with thulium laser: A single institution experience.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Various articles have previously addressed the introduction of new surgical laser therapies for an enlarged prostate gland causing obstructive symptoms. The objective of this study was to report the feasibility of performing the thulium laser vapo-enucleation of the prostate (ThuVEP) procedure for benign prostatic obstruction in a 1-day surgery.

Materials and methods

From September 2011 to September 2013, we conducted a prospective study on patients who underwent ThuVEP in a 1-day surgery. The primary outcomes measured perioperatively included operative time, resected tissue weight, hemoglobin decrease, transfusion rate, postoperative irrigation and catheterization time, and postoperative hospital stay. Also, the preoperative and postoperative International Prostate

SUBMITTER: Carmignani L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4426508 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature