TY - JOUR
T1 - Holmium laser enucleation versus transurethral resection of the prostate
T2 - Results from a 2-center, prospective, randomized trial in patients with obstructive benign prostatic hyperplasia
AU - Montorsi, Francesco
AU - Naspro, Richard
AU - Salonia, Andrea
AU - Suardi, Nazareno
AU - Briganti, Alberto
AU - Zanoni, Matteo
AU - Valenti, Sergio
AU - Vavassori, Ivano
AU - Rigatti, Patrizio
PY - 2004/11
Y1 - 2004/11
N2 - Purpose: To our knowledge we report the first multicenter, prospective, randomized study comparing holmium laser enucleation (HoLEP) and transurethral prostate resection (TURP) for obstructive benign prostatic hyperplasia. Materials and Methods: From January to October 2002, 100 consecutive patients with symptomatic obstructive benign prostatic hyperplasia were randomized at 2 centers to surgical treatment with HoLEP (52 in group 1) or TURP (48 in group 2). Patients in the 2 groups were preoperatively assessed by scoring subjective symptoms questionnaires. Preoperative and perioperative parameters were also evaluated, the latter at 1, 6 and 12 months of followup. Results: At baseline all patients had obstruction (Schäfer grade greater than 2). At the 1, 6 and 12-month followups no statistically significant differences were observed between the 2 groups in terms of urodynamic findings and subjective symptom scoring. In the HoLEP group mean total time in the operating room ± SD was significantly longer than for TURP (74 ± 19.5 vs 57 ± 15 minutes, p
AB - Purpose: To our knowledge we report the first multicenter, prospective, randomized study comparing holmium laser enucleation (HoLEP) and transurethral prostate resection (TURP) for obstructive benign prostatic hyperplasia. Materials and Methods: From January to October 2002, 100 consecutive patients with symptomatic obstructive benign prostatic hyperplasia were randomized at 2 centers to surgical treatment with HoLEP (52 in group 1) or TURP (48 in group 2). Patients in the 2 groups were preoperatively assessed by scoring subjective symptoms questionnaires. Preoperative and perioperative parameters were also evaluated, the latter at 1, 6 and 12 months of followup. Results: At baseline all patients had obstruction (Schäfer grade greater than 2). At the 1, 6 and 12-month followups no statistically significant differences were observed between the 2 groups in terms of urodynamic findings and subjective symptom scoring. In the HoLEP group mean total time in the operating room ± SD was significantly longer than for TURP (74 ± 19.5 vs 57 ± 15 minutes, p
KW - Laser surgery
KW - Prostate
KW - Prostatectomy
KW - Prostatic hyperplasia
KW - Transurethral resection of prostate
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U2 - 10.1097/01.ju.0000140501.68841.a1
DO - 10.1097/01.ju.0000140501.68841.a1
M3 - Article
C2 - 15540757
AN - SCOPUS:5444240953
VL - 172
SP - 1926
EP - 1929
JO - Journal of Urology
JF - Journal of Urology
SN - 0022-5347
IS - 5 I
ER -