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Endoscopic enucleation of the prostate: a short term trend or a new treatment standard?
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18565/urology.2018.2.130-133
P.V. Glybochko, Yu.G. Alyaev, L.M. Rapoport, D.V. Enikeev, Z. Okhunov, C. Netsch, L.G. Spivak, M.S. Taratkin
Research Institute for Uronephrology and Reproductive Health, I.M. Sechenov First MSMU (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia; Department of Urology, University of California, Irvine, USA; Department of urology, Asklepios Klinik Barmbek, Hamburg, Germany
Endoscopic enucleation of the prostate (EEP) techniques such as HoLEP (holmium laser enucleation of the prostate), ThuLEP (thulium laser enucleation of the prostate) and electroenucleation (mono- or bipolar) are highly effective and safe. They have been endorsed by the latest version of the European Association of Urology guidelines as an alternative to not only open adenomectomy but also transurethral resection of the prostate (EAU Guidelines on Treatment of Non-neurogenic Male LUTS 2018). Therefore, many urologists face the possibility of replacing the treatments of BPH. In this article, we analyze the history of EEP techniques, both their pros and cons and, what are they today – just a popular trend or a new standard procedure for the surgical treatment of BPH?
Keywords: EEP, endoscopic enucleation of the prostate, removal of prostatic adenoma, laser enucleation, ThuLEP, HoLEP, BPH, infravesical obstruction
About the Autors
Corresponding author: D.V. Enikeev – Deputy Director for Science, Research Institute of Uronephrology and Reproductive Health, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia; e-mail: enikeev_dv@mail.ru
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