| Autor: |
Luca Carmignani, Maria Chiara Clementi, Claudia Signorini, Gloria Motta, Sebastiano Nazzani, Franco Palmisano, Elisa De Lorenzis, Michele Catellani, Alessandro Francesco Mistretta, Andrea Conti, Valeria Tringali, Maria Beatrice Costa, Damiano Vizziello |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Asian Journal of Urology, Vol 6, Iss 3, Pp 270-274 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2214-3882 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.ajur.2018.05.004 |
| Popis: |
Objective: We aimed to determine safety and feasibility of thulium laser transurethral vapoenucleation of prostate (ThuVEP) for treatment of obese patients affected by benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Methods: We retrospectively analysed data of 452 patients with BPH who underwent ThuVEP from February 2012 to March 2016 in a single center. Patients were divided into three groups according to body mass index (BMI, kg/m2): Normal weight (18.5 ≤ BMI 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference among three groups as for hospital stay and days of catheterization (p > 0.05). Conclusion: Our results showed that ThuVEP was safe and feasible even in overweight patients with substantially enlarged prostate. Keywords: Laser, Thulium, Prostate, Overweight |
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