title: [Initial results of holmium laser enucleation of prostate for benign prostate hypertrophy patients].
abstract: We have performed holmium laser enucleation of prostate (HoLEP) in 14 cases since February 2005. The patient's age ranged from 62 to 84 years old (average: 75). The preoperative results of International Prostate Sympton Score (IPSS), quality of life index, maximum urinary flow rate and residual urine volume were compared with those 3 months after surgery. The mean operation time, the mean estimated prostate volume and the mean enucleated prostate volume were 143 min, 50 cm3 and 35 g, retrospectively. All cases showed improvement in each parameter, and all but one case recovered continence in 3 months after surgery. A periurethral abscess had developed in the patient, suffering from incontinence. We concluded that HoLEP is an effective treatment. The relatively higher incidence of urinary incontinence in HoLEP remains to be resolved in the future.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology, Nishinomiya Municipal Central Hospital.
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakao
authors.forename: Hidekazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takiuchi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011788:Quality of Life; D020728:Transurethral Resection of Prostate / Q000379:methods*; D014563:Urodynamics