ArticleWorld journal of urology2020
Operative time comparison of aquablation, greenlight PVP, ThuLEP, GreenLEP, and HoLEP.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Minimally invasive treatments for benign prostatic hyperplasia in patients over 75: a systematic review.World journal of urology · 2025Pooled it
- Comparative efficacy and safety of greenlight laser vaporization, anatomical vaporization, and enucleation for benign prostatic hyperplasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Lasers in medical science · 2025Pooled it
- Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate with Virtual Basket mode: faster and better control on bleeding.BMC urology · 2021Trial
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- Holmium laser enucleation of prostate via perineal urethrostomy for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia with mild long segment stenosis of the anterior urethra.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2026Review
- Aquablation for benign prostatic hyperplasia: real-world prostate size relevance and bleeding events across 6 years.BJU international · 2026Article
- A Narrative Review of Robotic Aquablation in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Care: Where We Are Now.Cureus · 2025Review
- Clinical comparison of TURP, PVP and holep for small volume BPH.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- HoLEP versus ThuFLEP in men with very large prostates (> 175 ml).World journal of urology · 2025Article
- Comparing outcomes of Aquablation versus holmium laser enucleation of prostate in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: A network meta-analysis.BJUI compass · 2024Review
- WATER versus WATER II 5-year update: Comparing Aquablation therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia in 30-80-cmBJUI compass · 2024Article
- Aquablation versus HoLEP in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a comparative prospective non-randomized study.World journal of urology · 2024Article
- Laser Technology Advancements in the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy.Current urology reports · 2024Review
- Ablative minimally invasive surgical therapies for benign prostatic hyperplasia: A review of Aquablation, Rezum, and transperineal laser prostate ablation.Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2024Review
- Aquablation Therapy in Large Prostates (80-150 mL) for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Due to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Final WATER II 5-Year Clinical Trial Results.The Journal of urology · 2023Article
- Safety and efficacy of GreenLight PVP in octogenarians: evaluation of the Global GreenLight Group database.World journal of urology · 2023Article
- No bladder irrigation versus continuous bladder irrigation after HoLEP: a propensity score matching analysis.BMC urology · 2023Article
- Functional outcomes of GreenLight 180-W photoselective vaporization in patients with large (≥ 80 cc) prostates: an analysis of over 3000 men in the Global Greenlight Group (GGG) database.World journal of urology · 2023Article
- Global experience and progress in GreenLight-XPS 180-Watt photoselective vaporization of the prostate.World journal of urology · 2022Article
- Aquablation therapy in large prostates (80-150 cc) for lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia: WATER II 3-year trial results.BJUI compass · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionThe BPH surgical armamentarium is composed of a rapidly expanding number of technologies and techniques. These include greenlight photovaporization of the prostate (PVP), greenlight enucleation of the prostate (GreenLEP), holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP), thulium laser enucleation of the prostate (ThuLEP) and, more recently, the aquablation procedure. To the best of our knowledge, no direct comparison in operative time has been performed.
methodsData for this study were pooled from five sources. For aquablation, patient-level data from four studies of the aquablation procedure were provided by the device manufacturer as well as from a high-volume commercial user. PVP, GreenLEP, HoLEP, and ThuLEP were performed by high-volume, experienced experts. Endpoints included total operative time, resection time, and proportion of total operative time for resection. General linear models were used to evaluate the relationship between prostate volume (or other continuous predictors) and procedure time.
resultsTotal procedure time was related to prostate size. Except for the small prostate size range (size < 40 cc), at any given prostate volume, procedure time was highest for PVP, intermediate for LEPs, and lowest for Aquablation. The relationship between procedure time and prostate size (i.e., slope of the fitted lines) was 0.16 min/g for aquablation, 0.32 min/g, 0.28 min/g and 0.32 min/g for GreenLEP, HoLEP and ThuLEP, respectively, and 0.63 min/g for PVP.
conclusionIn our analysis of pooled data of multi-surgical techniques and technologies, aquablation provided the lowest operative time across all prostate volumes. PVP had the longest procedure time for prostates > 40 cc.
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