Impact on Sexual Function of Holmium Laser Enucleation Versus Transurethral Resection of the Prostate: Results of a Prospective, 2-Center, Randomized Trial

Briganti, Alberto; Naspro, Richard; Gallina, Andrea; Salonia, Andrea; Vavassori, Ivano; Hurle, Rodolfo; Scattoni, Enzo; Rigatti, Patrizio; Montorsi, Francesco

doi:10.1016/s0022-5347(05)00983-3

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Impact on Sexual Function of Holmium Laser Enucleation Versus Transurethral Resection of the Prostate: Results of a Prospective, 2-Center, Randomized Trial

Published in The Journal of Urology • Apr 6, 2006

Authors:

Alberto Briganti

Richard Naspro

Andrea Gallina

Abstract

PURPOSE: We compared the impact of HoLEP and TURP on sexual function. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between January 2002 and January 2003, 120 patients with a mean age +/- SD of 65.2 +/- 7.1 years who had benign prostatic hyperplasia were enrolled in this 2-center, prospective, randomized study. A total of...

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Medicine

Enucleation

Transurethral resection of the prostate

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