Abstract | OBJECTIVES: METHODS: A total of 18 patients with documented moderate to severe LUTS underwent the hybrid technique. Baseline characteristics were documented for all patients. Operative and resection times, as well as intra and perioperative complications, were recorded. Additionally, changes in American Urological Association symptom index (AUA-SI) and quality of life (QoL) scores and serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) values were recorded both pre and postoperatively. RESULTS: All patients experienced significant improvements in their AUA-SI and QoL scores, with a mean decrease in PSA of 74.6% postoperatively. There were no reported complications with this technique and the average resection time (48.2 min) was decreased in comparison to those reported for HoLAP or HoLEP monotherapies. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first report of surgical therapy for BPH involving two different holmium laser therapies. This hybrid technique offers tissue for pathologic analysis in comparison to HoLAP, and an improved learning curve and decreased complication rate in comparison to HoLEP. Additional studies are warranted to validate this data.
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Authors | Brian T Helfand, Ankur M Manvar, Gregory B Auffenberg, Robert Blackwell, Robert J Hartman, Kevin T McVary |
Journal | The Canadian journal of urology
(Can J Urol)
Vol. 17
Issue 3
Pg. 5190-4
(Jun 2010)
ISSN: 1195-9479 [Print] Canada |
PMID | 20566012
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Humans
- Laser Therapy
- Lasers, Solid-State
(therapeutic use)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pilot Projects
- Prostatectomy
(methods)
- Prostatic Hyperplasia
(complications, surgery)
- Prostatism
(etiology, surgery)
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