[Electrovaporization in the treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy. Our experience].
OBJECTIVE
To report our experience in the treatment of BPH with transurethral electrovaporization of the prostate (TUEVP) with the Roller device (Storz).


METHODS
105 patients with clinical BPH of 30 to 60 gm were treated by TUEVP. This technique allowed removal of the bladder catheter 14-16 hours after the procedure, with a mean length of hospital stay ranging from 19-36 hours. The postoperative clinical situation is similar to that of TUR, with a maximum flow of 17-41 ml/sec.


CONCLUSIONS
In our experience, transurethral electrovaporization of the prostate is a simple, efficient, safe and economic technique with a very low morbidity.
de Blas Máximo
A
A
Servicio de Urología, Ciutat Sanitària i Universitària de Belvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España.
Suárez Novo
J F
JF
Ponce Campuzano
A
A
Serralach Milà
N
N
D000328:Adult; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome