title: Medium-term Outcomes of Urolift (Minimum 12 Months Follow-up): Evidence From a Systematic Review.
abstract: The urolift device has emerged as a novel intervention for men with lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia, and in recent years there has been an increasing amount of primary research published on it. However, critical medium-term appraisal remains lacking. Our objective was to perform a systematic review and therefore identify, appraise, and synthesize the existing evidence for the minimally invasive technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Royal Blackburn Hospital, United Kingdom. Electronic address: patrick.jones1@nhs.net.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Rajkumar
authors.affiliation: The Lister Hospital, Stevenage, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Bhavan Prasad
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Wales Deanery, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Omar M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Aboumarzouk
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Royal Blackburn Hospital, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cleaveland
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Royal Blackburn Hospital, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Shalom J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Srirangam
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Bhaskar K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Somani
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D061646:Operative Time; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D053448:Prostatism / Q000209:etiology; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors