Transurethral Nd:YAG laser prostatectomy (Report of 216 cases)
MA Quan-fu ZENG Xiang-fu YUAN Yan-nian
(Department of Urology, the General Hospital of Chinese People′s Armed Police Forces, Beijing,100039)
CHEN Wen-jun
(Department of Urology,Hangzhou Hospital of Chinese People′s Armed Polices Forces)
LIANG Jun-feng
(Department of Urology,Qinghai Municipal Corps Hospital of Chinese People′s Armed Polices Forces)
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the effects, indications and com plications of laser surgery for BPH. Methods: 216 patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) have been treated by transurethral laser prostatectomy (TULP) since July 1995 to July 1998. Results: All cases were followed up for 3 months to 3 years. The effects were excellent in 201 cases (93%) by TULP one time, 13 cases improved by second TULP. 2 cases were conducted open operation because of bleeding. Conclusions: Transurethral Nd:YAG Laser Prostatectomy is considered as a therapeutic modality with the advantages of safe rapid recovery and less painful for patients, easy to operate, less bleeding.
Key words Contact Nd∶YAG laser Benign prostatic hyperplasia Transurethral prostatectomy