Urolase v Ultraline fibers in laser prostatectomy: 3-year follow-up of a randomized study

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 575-580

  Beerlage, Harrie P ^a   Francisca, Elmer A E ^a   D'Ancona, Frank C H ^a   Debruyne, Frans M J ^a   De La Rosette, Jean J M C H ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDUAL URINE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAPORIZATION;

EID: 0032425724     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.1998.12.575     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Roos NP, Wennberg JE, Malenka DJ, Fisher ES, McPherson K, Andersen TF, Cohen MM, Ramsey E: Mortality and reoperation after open and transurethral resection of the prostate for benign prostatic hyperplasia. N Engl J Med 1989;320:1120-1125
2. Te Slaa E, de la Rosette JJMCH: Lasers in the treatment of benign prostatic obstruction: past, present and future. Eur Urol 1996; 30:1-4
3. Chatzopoulos C, Lorge FJ, Opsomer RJ, Wese FX, Van Cangh PJ: Transurethral ultrasound-guided laser-induced prostatectomy: a critical evaluation. J Endourol 1996;10:463-467
4. Muschter R, de la Rosette JJMCH, Whitfield H, Pellerin J-P, Madesbacher S, Gillat D: Initial clinical human expeirence with diode laser interstitial treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Urology 1996;48:223-228
5. Gilling PJ, Cass CC, Cresswell MD, Malcolm AR, Fraundorfer MR: The use of the holmium laser in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. J Endourol 1996;10:459-461
6. Muschter R, Perlmutter AP: The optimization of laser prostatectomy II: other lasing techniques. Urology 1994;44:856-861
7. Kabalin JN, Gong M, Issa MM, Sellers R: Insight into mechanisms of neodynium:yttrium-aluminium-garnet laser prostatectomy utilizing the high-power contact-free beam technique. Urology 1995;45:421-426
8. De la Rosette JJMCH, Te Slaa E, de Wildt MJAM, Debruyne FMJ: Experience with the Ultraline and Urolase laser fibers: is there any difference. World J Urol 1995;13:98-103
9. Norris JP, Norris DM, Lee RD, Rubenstein MA: Visual laser ablation of the prostate: clinical experience in 108 patients. J Urol 1993;150:1612-1614
10. Te Slaa e, Mooibroek JJ, de Reijke TM, Karthaus HF, van Capelle JW, Gi NT, de la Rosette JJMCH: Laser treatment of the prostate using the Urolase fiber: the Dutch experience. J Urol 1996; 152:420-424
11. De la Rosette JJMCH, Froeling FMJA, Alivizatos G, Debruyne FMJ: Laser ablation of the prostate: experience with an ultrasound guided technique and a procedure under direct vision. Eur Urol 1994;25:19-24
12. Leach GE, Sirls L, Ganabathi K, Roskamp D, Dmochowski R: Outpatient visual laser assisted prostatectomy under local anesthesia. Urology 1994;43:149-153
13. Cowles RS, Kabalin JN, Childs S, Lepor H, Dixon C, Stein B, Zabbo A: A prospective randomized comparison of transurethral resection to visual laser ablation of the prostate for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Urology 1995;46:155-60
14. Lorge FJ, Nesa S, Wese FX, Van Cangh PJ: Efficacy of laser prostatectomy at 2 years' follow-up. J Endourol 1996;10:449-451
15. Narayan P, Fournier G, Indudhara R, Leidnich R, Shinohara K, Ingerman A: Transurethral evaporation of the prostate (TUEP) with Nd:YAG laser during a contact free beam technique: results in 61 patients with benign postatic hyperplasia. Urology 1994;43: 813-820
16. Breteau D, Koutani A, Albert P, Morin N, Salvo A: The VLAP system (visual laser ablation of the prostate): comparative study of the contact versus non-contact techniques in a series of 100 cases. Prog Urol 1997;7:235-239
17. Horninger W, Janetschek G, Watson G, Reisssigl A, Strasser H, Bartsch G: Are contact laser, interstitial laser and transurethral ultrasound guided laser induced prostatectomy superior to transurethral prostatectomy? Prostate 1997;31:255-263
18. Shanberg AM, Lee IS, Tansey LA, Sawyer DE: Extensive neodynium-YAG photoirradiation of the prostate in men with obstructive prostatism. Urology 1994;43:467-471
19. De la Rosette JJMCH, D'Ancona FCH, Francisca EAE, Welling L, Debruyne FMJ: Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) versus high energy thermotherapy (HE-TUMT) of the prostate in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH): Long term results. Eur Urol 1998;33(suppl 1):14
20. De la Rosette JJMCH, D'Ancona FCH, Debruyne FMJ: Current status of thermotherapy of the prostate. J Urol 1997;157:430