The occurrence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common problem with a high incidence in the aging male population. Although it is not a life-threatening disease, BPH causes problems that seriously impact the quality of life. Here, we introduce a new technique called photoselective vaporesection of the prostate (PVRP) in treating BPH, which can be seen as a variation of photoselective vaporization of the prostate (PVP). This procedure presents several advantages compared to the PVP technique including less laser energy loss, less intraoperative complications as well as more tissue resection rate.
Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE. 2018 May 09*** epublish ***
Xin Wang, Yao-Guang Zhang, Sheng-Cai Zhu, Ben Wan, Ming Liu, Jian-Ye Wang
Department of Urology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology., Department of Urology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology; .