Laser procedures in the treatment of BPH: a bibliometric study

Reichelt, A.; Suarez-Ibarrola, Rodrigo; Herrmann, Thomas; Miernik, Arkadiusz; Schöb, Dominik S.

doi:10.1007/s00345-020-03532-1

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“…In The number of publications and citations in a research field can reflect and evaluate the level of scientific research in that field in a country or region (Kodonas et al, 2021;Reichelt et al, 2021).…”

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“…The number of publications and citations in a research field can reflect and evaluate the level of scientific research in that field in a country or region (Kodonas et al, 2021 ; Reichelt et al, 2021 ). Our results show that mainland China and the United States continue to dominate the field of spermatogenesis, with a total of more than 23,000 citations in both countries, far more than the third place of Japan with 6696 citations (Figure 5c ).…”

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Worldwide research trend of publications concerning spermatogenesis over past 10 years: A bibliometric study

2022

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Fertility is a hot topic and many publications on spermatogenesis has been published during the past 10 years (2012–2021). This study aims to analyse the research trends and dynamics on spermatogenesis using bibliometric methods. In this study, only articles with an annual average citation of 1 or more were selected for analysis, and a total of 4849 articles were analysed. The results show that in the field of spermatogenesis over the past 10 years, mainland China and the United States are the two leading countries, and international collaboration becoming increasingly close; Nanjing Medical University is the most widely published and collaborated institution; PLOS One and Biology of Reproduction are the most published and cited journals; Andrologia is the most popular journal in Andrology subspecialty; Zhang has made the largest contribution, with the highest number of publications and total citations; ‘testis’, ‘male infertility’ and ‘apoptosis’ were the most researched trend topics. The future trends on spermatogenesis are likely to favour hot topics such as ‘inflammation’, ‘transcriptomics’ and ‘exosomes’. In the conclusion, our study analyses the research trends on spermatogenesis over the past 10 years, which will provide a reference for researchers in this field.

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Worldwide research trend of publications concerning spermatogenesis over past 10 years: A bibliometric study

2022

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“…Features of the surgical technique using laser energy make it possible to carry out complete enucleation or vapoenucleation of hyperplastic prostate tissues with preservation of the surgical capsule only, which is similar to OP. In addition, these laser endoscopic techniques show an equivalent efficiency, and are sometimes even superior to OP [11,12]. Thus, transurethral laser enucleation of the prostate is likely to completely replace OP in the surgical treatment of large BPH.…”

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Thulium: yttrium-aluminiumgarnet laser transurethral vapoenucleation – a new standard in the surgical treatment of large benign prostatic hyperplasia

Plesacov¹,

Vladanov²,

Ghicavii³

2022

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Introduction. According to the current recommendations of the European Association of Urology and the International Society of Urology, open simple prostatectomy is the reference standard in the surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia of large size (>80 ml). Extended trauma and a high complication rate reduce the chances to use this method. In this context, several minimally invasive laser surgical treatment techniques have been proposed in order to provide an optimal treatment to patients. Transurethral endoscopic vapoenucleation of the prostate using laser energy is a new concept in endourological surgery. Material and methods. Between September 2019 and December 2019, 93 patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia underwent surgical treatment. Two surgical methods were applied: transurethral Thulium:YAG laser prostate vapoenucleation (45 patients) and open simple prostatectomy (48 patients). All patients were evaluated preoperatively and postoperatively (3 and 6 months) using the International Prostate Symptom Score, Quality of Life Score and International Erectile Function Index, physical examination and digital rectal examination, prostate specific antigen assessment, transrectal prostate ultrasound examination and assessment of residual urine volume, uroflowmetry. Postoperative complications were recorded according to the Clavien-Dindo classification, 2004. The inclusion criteria were total prostate volume ≥80 cm3, age ≤80 years, residual urine volume ≥70 ml, Qmax ≤10 ml/s. Results. Transurethral Thulium:YAG laser vaponucleation of prostate has proven a high surgical efficiency level. The baseline urodynamic and ultrasonographic indicators after transurethral vapoenucleation at 6 months postoperatively were similar to those in the control group (open simple prostatectomy). The duration of recovery of patients after classical surgery was significantly longer. At the same time, the rate of postoperative complications after prostate vapoenucleation was lower. Patients in the ThuVEP group did not require blood transfusions. Conclusions. According to obtained results, we can assume that transurethral vapoenucleation of the prostate with laser energy will soon become a new „gold standard” in the surgical treatment of large benign prostate hyperplasia.

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“…While surgical management of LUTS due to BPO has evolved toward the concept of minimally-invasive surgery and will likely replace open surgery in the next years ( 9 , 10 ), there are currently no structured validated training curricula for endoscopic treatment of BPO.…”

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Proctored Step by Step Training Program for GreenLight Laser Anatomic Photovaporization of the Prostate: A Single Surgeon's Experience

Sessa

Campi

Granieri³

et al. 2021

Front. Surg.

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Objectives: To evaluate the feasibility and safety of a proctored step-by-step training program for GreenLight laser anatomic photovaporization (aPVP) of the prostate.Methods: Data from patients undergoing aPVP between January 2019 and December 2020 operated by a single surgeon following a dedicated step-by-step proctored program were prospectively collected. The procedure was divided into five modular steps of increasing complexity. Preoperative patients' data as well as total operative time, energy delivered on the prostate and postoperative data, were recorded. Then, we assessed how the overall amount of energy delivered and the operative times varied during the training program. Surgical steps were analyzed by cumulative summation. Univariable and multivariable regression models were built to assess the predictors of the amount of energy delivered on the prostate.Results: Sixty consecutive patients were included in the analysis. Median prostate volume was 56.5 mL. The training program was succesfully completed with no intraoperative or meaningful post-operative complications. The energy delivered reached the plateau after the 40th case. At multivariable analysis, increasing surgeon experience was associated with lower amounts of energy delivered as well as lower operative times.Conclusions: A step-by-step aPVP training program can be safely performed by surgeons with prior endoscopic experience if mentored by a skilled proctor. Considering the energy delivered as an efficacy surrogate metrics (given its potential impact on persistent postoperative LUTS), 40 cases are needed to reach a plateau for aPVP proficiency. Further studies are needed to assess the safety of our step-by-step training modular program in other clinical contexts.

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Laser procedures in the treatment of BPH: a bibliometric study

Cited by 7 publications

References 32 publications

Worldwide research trend of publications concerning spermatogenesis over past 10 years: A bibliometric study

Worldwide research trend of publications concerning spermatogenesis over past 10 years: A bibliometric study

Thulium: yttrium-aluminiumgarnet laser transurethral vapoenucleation – a new standard in the surgical treatment of large benign prostatic hyperplasia

Proctored Step by Step Training Program for GreenLight Laser Anatomic Photovaporization of the Prostate: A Single Surgeon's Experience

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