title: Transurethral vapor enucleation and resection of the prostate with plasma vaporization button electrode for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: a feasibility study.
abstract: Various improvements and modifications to the surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia have emerged over the last decade. Most techniques often initially claimed superiority only to turn out to be mediocre with time. Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate has been associated with superior outcomes compared with transurethral resection of the prostate and demonstrated improvement in long-term outcomes, while its clinical use has limitations. We describe the first use of plasma vaporization button electrode combined with loop electrode for transurethral vapor enucleation and resection of the prostate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. xielp@zjuem.zju.edu.cn
authors.forename: Liping
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Qiqi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Xiangyi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Yiwei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D057908:Argon Plasma Coagulation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004566:Electrodes; D004867:Equipment Design; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000601:surgery*; D020728:Transurethral Resection of Prostate / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome