Trial reportWorld journal of urology2020
Monopolar enucleation versus transurethral resection of the prostate for small- and medium-sized (< 80 cc) benign prostate hyperplasia: a prospective analysis.
Trial report in World journal of urology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Transurethral resection of the prostate across continents: a meta-analysis evaluating quality of gold standard in the twenty-first century.World journal of urology · 2025Pooled it
- Evaluating transurethral resection of the prostate over twenty years: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.World journal of urology · 2024Pooled it
- Urethral stricture following endoscopic prostate surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective, randomized trials.World journal of urology · 2022Pooled it
- Bladder neck stenosis after transurethral prostate surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.World journal of urology · 2021Pooled it
- Randomized prospective trial of the severity of irritative symptoms after HoLEP vs ThuFLEP.World journal of urology · 2022Trial
- Efficacy of transurethral thulium laser vapoenucleation of the prostate combined with 12-o'clock urethral mucosal preservation for small-volume benign prostatic hyperplasia: a retrospective study.World journal of urology · 2026Article
- Transurethral Bipolar Enucleation vs. Transurethral Monopolar Enucleation of the Prostate for the Treatment of Bladder Outlet Obstruction Due to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.Urology research & practice · 2026Article
- Monopolar Transurethral Enucleoresection of Prostate: Feasibility of Modified Nesbit's Enucleoresection with Apical Release.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
aimTo assess efficacy and safety of monopolar enucleation of the prostate (MEP) and to compare it with the current treatment standard for medium-sized prostates, < 80 cc, transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP).
methodsA prospective analysis patients undergoing a surgical procedure for their diagnosis of BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia) (IPSS > 20, Q
resultsA total of 134 patients were included in the study: 70 underwent MEP and 64 - TURP for BPH (mean prostate volumes were comparable with p = 0.163). The mean surgery time was 44 min in the TURP group and 48.2 min in the MEP group, (p = 0.026). Catheterization time for MEP was 1.7 and 3.2 days for TURP (p < 0.001). Hospital stay for MEP was 3.2 days vs. 4.8 days for TURP (p < 0.001). Both techniques shown comparable efficiency in benign prostatic obstruction relief with IPSS drop in MEP from 23.1 to 5.9 and in TURP group from 22.8 to 7.3, whereas Q
conclusionsOur experience demonstrated that MEP is an effective and safe BPH treatment option combining the efficacy of endoscopic enucleation techniques and accessibility of conventional TURP.
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