Efficacy of holmium laser enucleation in patients with a small (less than 30 mL) prostate volume

Evaluation of the efficiency of transurethral enucleation with bipolar energy according to prostate volume for patients with benign prostate hyperplasia

“… 9 , 11 , 12 Although HoLEP is recommended for moderate BPH with a prostate volume of 30–80 mL, even BPH with a small prostate size can be treated using HoLEP. 8 , 13 Therefore, it may be reasonable to consider TUEB as a size-independent surgical treatment option for patients with BPH. Indeed, a prospective study showed that TUEB could be a more favorable alternative to TURP, especially in patients with prostate volumes >80 g. 14 Endo et al.…”

“… 7 Furthermore, there are few studies evaluating the surgical outcomes of TUEB in patients with small prostates, although there are several studies on HoLEP. 8 . 9 Therefore, our study aimed to evaluate the impact of a wide range of prostate volumes on surgical outcomes after TUEB in terms of perioperative efficiency, postoperative International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) parameters, uroflowmetry parameters, and complication rates.…”