Preoperative predictors of enucleation time during en bloc 'no-touch' holmium laser enucleation of the prostate.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To evaluate preoperative predictors of enucleation time during en bloc 'no-touch' holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) METHODS: We enrolled 135 patients with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) treated with en bloc 'no-touch' HoLEP from July 2017 to March 2019 by a single surgeon. Preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative clinical variables were examined. Stepwise linear regression was performed to determine clinical variables associated with enucleation times.

Result

The average (range) enucleation time was 46.1 (12-220) minutes, and the overall operation time was 71 (18-250) minutes. History of antiplatelet agents, history of urinary tract infection (UTI), and increasing specimen weight were each significantly associated with increas

SUBMITTER: Lin CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7661272 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature