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En-bloc With Early Apical Release Versus Lobe-by-lobe LASER Enucleation of the Prostate

Sponsor: Mansoura University

Summary

Since its introduction in 1998 , and through numerous level 1a evidence, Holmium Laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) has come to be considered a size-independent golden standard treatment for management of bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) endorse by all guidelines. Furthermore, Holep, together with minimaly invasive simple prostatectomy, is considered the most accepted alternative to Open simple protatectomy for prostates larger than 80ml. Despite being the most thoroughly investigated laser technique with enduring efficacy and low morbidity, HoLEP remains restricted to relatively few centers mostly due to the long flat learning curve and lack of access to mentorship programs . On the other hand, the prevalence of stress urinary incontinence following HoLEP was reported to be about (3.3%-26% ) To overcome these difficulties hindering the wide-spread adoption of HoLEP, several modifications of the original three-lobe technique have been described to improve surgical outcomes and overcome the learning difficulties . One of the newer modifications for AEEP that have shown promising results is the en-bloc enucleation with early apical release developed by Sancha et al in 2015 utilizing Green Light LASER which has the potential advantage of preserving the integrity of the external sphincter . The same principles of early apical liberation and sphincter mucosal preservation have been applied to lobe by lobe techniques as well. In this work the investigators aim to obtain high level evidence of efficacy of En-bloc HoLEP and its impact on early recovery of continence in comparison to the conventional lobe-by-lobe (LBL) HoLEP.

Official title: En-bloc Versus Lobe-by-lobe Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP): A Randomized Controlled Trial

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