GreenLight photoselective vaporization of prostate – a technical review

Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue , 2007, Pages S6-S9

  Rajbabu, K ^a   Muir, G H ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GreenLight PVP; High performance system (HPS); Prostate specific antigen (PSA); Spiral technique; Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS); TURP

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE DISEASE; REVIEW; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SUPRAPUBIC CATHETER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAPORIZATION;

EID: 33847678442     PISSN: 13657852     EISSN: 14765608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.pcan.4500952     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Lepor H, Rigauld G. The efficacy of transurethral resection of the prostate in men with moderate symptoms of prostatism. J Urol 1990; 143: 533-537.
2. Schulman CC, Zlotta AR, Rasor JS, Hourriez L, Noel JC, Edwards SD. Transurethral needle ablation (TUNA): safety, feasibility, and tolerance of a new office procedure for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Eur Urol 1993; 24: 415.
3. Kaplan SA, Te AE. Transurethral electrovaporization of the prostate: a novel method for treating men with benign prostatic hyperplasia. Urology 1995; 45: 566.
4. Kabalin JN, Bite G, Doll S. Neodymium: YAG laser coagulation prostatectomy: 3 years of experience with 227 patients. J Urol 1996; 155: 181.
5. Muschter R, Hofstetter A. Interstitial laser therapy outcomes in benign prostatic hyperplasia. J Endourol 1995; 9: 129.
6. Bihrle R, Forster RS, Sanghvi NT, Donohue JP, Hood PJ. High intensity focused ultrasound for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: early United States clinical experiences. J Urol 1994; 151: 1271.
7. Blute ML, Tomera KM, Hellerstein DK, McKiel Jr CF, Lynch JH, Regan JB et al. Transurethral microwave thermotherapy for management of benign prostatic hyperplasia: results of the United States Prostatron Cooperative Study. J Urol 1993; 150: 1591.
8. Malek RS, Barrett DM, Kuntzman RS. High-power potassium-titanyl-phosphate (KTP/532) laser vaporization prostatectomy: 24 hours later. Urology 1998; 51: 254.
9. Malek RS, Kuntzman RS, Barrett DM. High power potassium-titanyl-phosphate laser vaporization prostatectomy. J Urol 2000; 163: 1730.
10. Han M et al. Campbell's Urology, Chapter 41.
11. Hai MA, Malek RS. Photoselective vaporization of the prostate: initial experience with a new 80 W KTP laser for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. J Endourol 2003; 17: 93.
12. Shah HN, Kausik V, Hegde S, Shah JN, Bansal MB. Evaluation of fluid absorption during holmium laser enucleation of prostate by breath ethanol technique. J Urol 2006; 175: 537-540.
13. Rajbabu K, Dudderidge T, Barber NJ, Walsh K, Muir GH. Ideal Irrigation fluid for Greenlight PVP. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis, Oct 10 (E-pub ahead of print).
14. Krishnamoorthy R, Barber NJ, Walsh K, Thompson PM, Muir GH. Open prostatectomy-Is it going to be a textbook operation as huge prostates >100 ml can be treated with Greenlight PVP! BJU Int 2006; 97 (Suppl 3): 77.
15. Rajbabu K, Barber NJ, Walsh K, Thompson PM, Muir GH. Short term and intermediate term outcome of green light PVP-a 2 year follow-up at King's college hospital. J Endourol 2006; 20 (Suppl 1): A58.
16. Rajbabu K, Barber NJ, Walsh K, Thompson PM, Muir GH. Greenlight PVP in men with Urinary Retention. J Endourol 2006; 20 (Suppl 1): A242.
17. Barber NJ, Zhu G, Donohue JF, Thompson PM, Walsh K, Muir GH. Use of expired breath ethanol measurements in evaluation of irrigant absorption during high-power potassium titanyl phosphate laser vaporization of prostate. Urology 2006; 67: 80-83.