Safety and Efficacy of High-Powered Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate within 1-3 Weeks following Prostate Biopsy
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2021
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S. Karger AG
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Purpose: We aim to document the feasibility, perioperative safety, and the 12-month efficacy of holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) within 1-3 weeks following transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsy. Methods: Data of the patients who underwent HoLEP following TRUS-guided prostate biopsy between March 2017 and July 2020 were analyzed retrospectively. Patients were divided into 2 groups: group 1 had undergone HoLEP in the early period after TRUS-guided prostate biopsy, while group 2 patients were biopsy-naive ("control group"). All patients were assessed preoperatively by a physical examination with the digital rectal examination; time from biopsy to HoLEP; measurement of Qmax, postvoiding residual volume, and prostate volume by transabdominal ultrasonography; serum prostate-specific antigen level, the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS); the International Index of Erectile Function-5 questionnaire; and urine analysis. The patients were reevaluated at 3- and 12-month follow-up. Perioperative and postoperative complications were documented according to the modified Clavien-Dindo System. Results: Group 1 comprised 66 patients with a mean age of 67.3 ± 6.7 (range, 53-86) years, and group 2 comprised 114 patients with a mean age of 69.4 ± 9.4 (range, 36-95) years. The operation, enucleation, and morcellation efficiencies were not statistically significant between the groups. Preoperative Qmax and IPSS values were significantly improved after HoLEP surgery in the 3rd and 12th months in all patients. Our complication rates were similar in both groups. Conclusion: High-powered HoLEP using 140 W energy within 1-3 weeks following TRUS-guided prostate biopsy is a feasible procedure with high enucleation efficiency, low perioperative morbidity, and excellent functional outcomes. A recent TRUS-guided prostate biopsy is not a contraindication to HoLEP. © 2021 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia, High-power holmium laser enucleation of the prostate, Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate, Transrectal prostate biopsy, Transurethral enucleation
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Urologia Internationalis
Volume
105
Issue
9
Start Page
852
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857