Introduction: Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) has been considered as the gold standard treatment for obstructive voiding dysfunction in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia. This standard treatment has been challenged by consistent data demonstrating the superiority of Holmium enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP). We review summarizes the literature comparing HoLEP to traditional therapies TURP, open prostatectomy (OP) for BPH these are widely used and have long term efficacy data. Patients undergoing HoLEP have significant shortened catheterization times, decreased length of hospital stay, fewer serious postoperative complications, greater reduction in post-operative IPSS, greater improvements in post-operative Qmax and lower rates of repeat endoscopic procedures for recurrent symptoms compared with TURP and OP. Furthermore, HoLEP can be used to resect more than 100 grams tissue and it is equivalent efficacy to open prostatectomy. Conclusion: HoLEP as the new gold standard treatment for surgical BPH therapy further. HoLEP remains its difficult learning curve when compared with traditional transurethral resection.

Introduction: Transurethral resection ofthe prostate (TURP) has been considered asthe gold standard treatment for obstructivevoiding dysfunction in men with benignprostatic hyperplasia. This standard treatmenthas been challenged by consistent datademonstrating the superiority of Holmiumenucleation of the prostate (HoLEP). Wereview summarizes the literature comparingHoLEP to traditional therapies TURP, openprostatectomy (OP) for BPH these are widelyused and have long term efficacy data.Patients undergoing HoLEP have significantshortened catheterization times, decreasedlength of hospital stay, fewer serious postoperativecomplications, greater reduction inpost-operative IPSS, greater improvementsin post-operative Qmax and lower rates ofrepeat endoscopic procedures for recurrentsymptoms compared with TURP and OP.Furthermore, HoLEP can be used to resectmore than 100 grams tissue and it isequivalent efficacy to open prostatectomy.Conclusion: HoLEP as the new goldstandard treatment for surgical BPH therapyfurther. HoLEP remains its difficult learningcurve when compared with traditionaltransurethral resection.