Purpose To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a minimally invasive treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) by transurethral dehydrated ethanol injection. Patients and method Eight patients with clinical symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia were evaluated by urodynamic study, cystoscope and transrectal ultrasound preoperatively. Under regional anesthesia, transurethral injection wa...

CONTEXT Laser treatment of benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) has become more prevalent in recent years. Although multiple surgical approaches exist, there is confusion about laser-tissue interaction, especially in terms of physical aspects and with respect to the optimal treatment modality. OBJECTIVE To compare available laser systems with respect to physical fundamentals and to discuss the ...

OBJECTIVES To compare the surgical outcomes of men with bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) due to benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) to those with detrusor underactivity (DU) or acontractile detrusor (DA). MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective, IRB approved study included men who underwent BPO surgery for refractory LUTS or urinary retention. Patients were grouped based on videourodynamic (V...

The diagnosis and treatment of benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) is based on a number of well-known lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) feared by all ageing males with functional testes. The ascent of modern urology turned this disease from lethal into an annoying but treatable health problem in the previous century. We are able to relieve the great majority of patients from their bothersome s...

Abstract Background Standard surgical treatment for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) due to benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) requires anaesthesia and hospitalization. Transperineal laser ablation (TPLA) is a novel minimally invasive BPO, which has been performed using local anaesthetics conscious sedation. Objectives The aim of this study assess safety, feasibility functional outcomes TPLA...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate relationship between intravesical prostatic protrusion (IPP) on transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS) and pressure-flow study (PFS) findings in patients with benign prostatic obstruction/lower urinary tract symptoms (BPO/LUTS). MATERIAL AND METHODS Between March 2006 and August 2009, we reviewed medical records of 87 patients who were underwent TRUS and PFS for evaluation ...

Photoselective vaporization of the prostate (PVP) with a potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) laser and Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) currently represent the most promising new technologies applied to the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) associated with benign prostatic obstruction (BPO). The specific laser-light characteristics and the optimal interactions betwe...

In recent years, there has been an increased awareness of the importance of considering lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) as a global term. Under this umbrella term, disorders of bladder function can be most effectively considered as failure to store or failure to empty. We now clearly recognise the misconceptions inherent in the assumptions that all LUTS in men are caused by benign prostatic...

Objectives: Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) can be used regardless size and offers durable long-term results for patients suffering from lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)/benign prostatic obstruction (BPO), with reduced perioperative morbidity. In most western societies almost half population are overweight, obesity itself is often a risk factor surgical treatment patients. ...