Better timing for HoLEP: a retrospective analysis of patients treated with HoLEP over a 10-year period with a 1-year follow-up.

Yu-cheng Tao; Zi-wei Wei; Chong Liu; Meng GU; Qi Chen; Yan-bo Chen; Zhong Wang

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Better timing for HoLEP: a retrospective analysis of patients treated with HoLEP over a 10-year period with a 1-year follow-up.

Author: Yu-Cheng TAO ¹ ; Zi-Wei WEI ² ; Chong LIU ¹ ; Meng GU ¹ ; Qi CHEN ¹ ; Yan-Bo CHEN ¹ ; Zhong WANG ¹
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1. Urology Department, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China.
2. Urology Department, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: benign prostatic hyperplasia; health economics; holmium laser enucleation; timing of surgery
MeSH: Male; Humans; Retrospective Studies; Prostatic Hyperplasia/surgery*; Follow-Up Studies; Holmium; Quality of Life; China; Treatment Outcome; Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms/surgery*; Laser Therapy; Lasers, Solid-State/therapeutic use*
From: Asian Journal of Andrology 2023;25(2):281-285
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract: The aim of this study was to explore the optimal timing of holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) in patients presenting benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). A retrospective analysis was conducted based on the perioperative and postoperative outcome data of 1212 patients who underwent HoLEP in Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital (Shanghai, China) between January 2009 and December 2018. According to the preoperative International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), all patients whom we analyzed were divided into Group A (IPSS of 8-18) and Group B (IPSS of 19-35). Peri- and postoperative outcome data were obtained during the 1-year follow-up. IPSS changes were the main postoperative outcomes. The postoperative IPSS, quality of life, peak urinary flow rate, postvoid residual, and overactive bladder symptom score (OABSS) improved significantly. The IPSS improved further in the group with severe LUTS symptoms, but the postoperative IPSS was still higher than that in the moderate LUTS group. OABSSs showing moderate and severe cases after follow-up were more frequent in Group B (9.1%) than in Group A (5.2%) (P < 0.05). There were no significant intergroup differences in the intraoperative American Society of Anesthesiologists or hospitalization expense scores, and the medication costs, as well as the total costs, were significantly higher in Group B. In this retrospective study, HoLEP was an effective treatment for symptomatic BPH. For patients with LUTS, earlier surgery in patients with moderate severity may result in a marginally better 12-month IPSS than that in men with severe symptoms.