ArticleTherapeutic advances in urology
Preserving ejaculatory function in young patients with lower urinary tract symptoms: medium- to long-term follow-up of prostatic urethral lift at a single center.
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- Ejaculation sparing of classic and minimally invasive surgical treatments of LUTS/BPH.Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2025Pooled it
- The impact of minimally invasive surgical therapy for Benign prostatic hyperplasia on sexual function: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2026Review
- Research progress on ejaculatory function preservation in minimally invasive surgical treatments for benign prostatic hyperplasia: a narrative review.Translational andrology and urology · 2025Review
- UroLift to preserve seminal parameters in young male with LUTS from BPH.World journal of urology · 2024Article
- Transurethral Resection of the Prostate in Younger Men: Effectiveness and Long-term Outcomes.Rambam Maimonides medical journal · 2024Article
- Minimally invasive surgical therapies (MISTs) for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS): promise or panacea?Asian journal of andrology · 2024Review
- Complications and device failures associated with urolift: Findings from the MAUDE database.Urologia · 2023Article
- Efficacy and Safety of Transurethral Columnar Balloon Dilation of the Prostate for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Multicenter Trial.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
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aimsProstatic urethral lift (Urolift™) is a minimally invasive technique to treat male lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTSs) due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The aim of the present study was to assess safety and medium- to long-term outcomes in the relief of urinary symptoms.
methodsWe included 35 men, affected by severe symptomatic BPH evaluated by International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), with normal erectile function (EF) and ejaculatory function (EjF) evaluated by the International Index of Erectile Dysfunction (IIEF-5) and Male Sexual Health Questionnaire for Ejaculatory Dysfunction (MSHQ-EjD-SF). Exclusion criteria were prostate larger than 70 cm
resultsAll procedures were performed by a single senior surgeon and follow-up was 33.8 ± 12 months. Preoperative PSA was 0.82 ± 0.4 ng/ml and mean operative time was 19.6 ± 10 min and 3 (2-4) implants per patient were used. Parameters reported at last follow-up schedule were: Q-max increase of 68% (
conclusionUrolift can improve urinary disorders secondary to BPH, preserving EjF and EF. It is a safe and easy method, reproducible, and with low incidence of complications. Careful selection of patients is mandatory. The main reason for dissatisfaction is the higher expectation of better BPH symptoms relief although patients with high bladder neck and/or prostate volume >45 cm
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