机构：[a]Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou , China[b]Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, N.C. , USA
Objective: To evaluate the 3-year clinical outcomes and durability of photoselective vaporization of the prostate (PVP) with the GreenLight HPS laser in the treatment of symptomatic and obstructive benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Methods: A total of 78 patients underwent PVP with the GreenLight HPS laser from October 2007 to November 2008. The baseline and treatment outcomes after surgery were evaluated 3 years later with the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), quality of life (QoL), maximum flow rate (Q(max)), postvoid residual rate (PVR), and transrectal ultrasound-determined prostate volume. These parameters were assessed at 1, 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months. Results: Patients' urinary symptoms and QoL significantly improved after surgery. The functional outcomes showed immediate and stable improvements during the entire follow-up period. At 36 months, the average percentage of improvements compared with baseline was as follows: IPSS, 60.2%; QoL, 80.9%; Qmax, 138.7%, and PVR, 82.6%. The median prostate volume, evaluated by transrectal ultrasonography, showed a 50.4% reduction when compared to preoperative volume. Overall, complications from surgery were low; only 6.7% of the 75 patients required reoperation during the 3-year follow-up. Conclusion: PVP using the GreenLight HPS laser showed a safe and effective treatment outcome for the treatment of symptomatic and obstructive BPH. Copyright (c) 2012 S. Karger AG, Basel
第一作者机构：[a]Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou , China
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通讯机构：[*]Department of Urology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 215004 Suzhou (China)
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714)：
Yachen Zang,Boxin Xue,Yuanyuan Zhang,et al.Photoselective Vaporization of the Prostate with GreenLight HPS 120-W Laser for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: 36 Months' Follow-Up[J].UROLOGIA INTERNATIONALIS.2012,89(2):203-7.doi:10.1159/000339608.
APA：
Yachen Zang,Boxin Xue,Yuanyuan Zhang,Dongrong Yang,Jie Gao...&Yuxi Shan.(2012).Photoselective Vaporization of the Prostate with GreenLight HPS 120-W Laser for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: 36 Months' Follow-Up.UROLOGIA INTERNATIONALIS,89,(2)
MLA：
Yachen Zang,et al."Photoselective Vaporization of the Prostate with GreenLight HPS 120-W Laser for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: 36 Months' Follow-Up".UROLOGIA INTERNATIONALIS 89..2(2012):203-7
