ReviewTurkish journal of urology2020
Is Thulium laser enucleation of prostate an alternative to Holmium and TURP surgeries - A systematic review?
Review in Turkish journal of urology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06565741 (Prospective and Randomized Analysis of Endoscopic Prostate Enucleation Using Moses 2.0 Technology Versus the New Thulium Fiber Laser in Medium and Large Prostates.), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.
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Prospective and Randomized Analysis of Endoscopic Prostate Enucleation Using Moses 2.0 Technology Versus the New Thulium Fiber Laser in Medium and Large Prostates.
Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Impact of Transurethral Enucleation Therapeutic Approach in All-Size Benign Prostatic Obstruction Pathology: From Contemporary Technological Advances to Evidence-Based Clinical Progresses.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Surgical outcomes of endoscopic enucleation of the prostate in community aging males with or without preoperative urinary retention.International urology and nephrology · 2024Article
- Propensity score-matched analysis comparing perioperative, functional, and safety outcomes between thulium fiber laser and bipolar enucleation of the prostate performed by a single surgeon with two years of follow-up.Investigative and clinical urology · 2024Article
- High-power holmium laser versus thulium fiber laser for endoscopic enucleation of the prostate in patients with glands larger than 80 ml: Results from the Prostate Endoscopic EnucLeation study group.Prostate international · 2024Article
- Treatment Algorithm for Management of Benign Prostatic Obstruction: An Overview of Current Techniques.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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- Current evidence of ThuLEP for BPH: A review of literature.Turkish journal of urology · 2021Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
To assess efficacy and safety of Thulium laser enucleation of prostate (ThuLEP) for benign prostatic hyperplasia. It is a systemic review based on a comprehensive search of PubMed, Cochrane, and Google scholar databases from inception to 31 March 2020. All studies in English evaluating ThuLEP as well as those comparing it with Transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) and Holmium Laser enucleation of prostate (HoLEP) were enrolled. The primary outcome was to evaluate operative, postoperative, and functional outcomes (IPSS, QoL, Qmax, PVR) in patients undergoing ThuLEP. Secondary outcome was to compare operative, postoperative, and functional outcomes with TURP and HoLEP in comparative studies. Fourteen studies with a total of 2,562 patients were included in this review. 2,034 underwent ThuLEP, 349 underwent TURP, and remaining 139 had HoLEP. We found that ThuLEP is safe as well as efficacious in all age groups as well as across all prostate sizes and with all four functional outcomes (IPSS, QoL, Qmax, PVR) revealing marked improvement at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months. Compared to TURP and HoLEP, Thulep is non-inferior in terms of operative and functional outcomes and, in fact, is associated with lesser catheterization duration as well as shorter hospital stay. Further, Thulium fiber laser (TFL) has advantages of being light weight, having high frequency, less fiber degradation, and less energy consumption, making it cost effective for operational and maintenance purpose. ThuLEP is a safe, efficacious, and cost-effective procedure for BPE.
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