ReviewProstate cancer and prostatic diseases2023
Ejaculation physiology and dysfunction after BPH surgery: the role of the new MISTs.
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- Perioperative outcomes of ongoing antithrombotic therapy during endoscopic surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2026Pooled it
- Ejaculation-preserving holmium laser enucleation of the prostate: a systematic review of techniques, functional outcomes, and safety.World journal of urology · 2026Pooled it
- Ejaculatory function after radiotherapy for prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2025Pooled it
- Complication rate across the minimally invasive surgical treatments (MISTs): where do we stand? A systematic review of the literature.Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2025Pooled it
- Ejaculation sparing of classic and minimally invasive surgical treatments of LUTS/BPH.Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2025Pooled it
- Functional outcomes and retreatment rates after iTIND implantation in a real-world Italian multicenter cohort: the importance of patient selection.International urology and nephrology · 2026Article
- Counseling is counseling is counseling is counseling - The evolution of LUTS/BPO care.Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2026Review
- Water vapor thermotherapy and high-grade Clavien-Dindo complications: retrospective analysis of 10 cases.World journal of urology · 2026Article
- The evolving landscape of BPH surgical treatments: considering semen parameters in clinical decision-making.Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2026Review
- Correlation between intravesical prostatic protrusion and ejaculatory dysfunction after tamsulosin treatment in men with BPH.World journal of urology · 2026Article
- The role of supramontanal preservation in ejaculation-sparing after transurethral resection of the prostate: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Central European journal of urology · 2026Review
- Endoscopic en bloc prostate enucleation: a propensity score matched analysis between greenlight enucleation of prostate (GreenLEP) vs holmium laser enucleation of prostate (HOLEP) outcomes and safety with a 12-month follow-up.International urology and nephrology · 2025Article
- Research progress on ejaculatory function preservation in minimally invasive surgical treatments for benign prostatic hyperplasia: a narrative review.Translational andrology and urology · 2025Review
- Use of a Schelin catheter for transurethral intraprostatic anesthesia (TUIA) prior to iTIND procedure.Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2025Article
- Orchiepididymitis as a rare complication of TURP performed four weeks after high-dose-rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2025Article
- The times have changed. Let the urologists change!Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2025Article
- Assessing Micturition, sexual function, and endoscopic outcomes one year after Aquablation: a single center prospective study.World journal of urology · 2024Article
- Trans - Perineal laser ablation of the prostate in high surgical risk patients affected by severe lower urinary tract symptoms related to benign prostatic obstruction.Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2024Article
- Evaluation of Peri-Operative Outcomes after Prostatic Urethral Lift with Emphasis on Urodynamic Changes, Symptom Improvement and Sexual Function.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Trans-rectovesical pouch urethral-sparing robotic-assisted simple prostatectomy: A case series.BJUI compass · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundHuman ejaculation can be defined as a complex and still largely unknown function. Since decades, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) surgery-associated loss of antegrade ejaculation has been reported as a bother by many patients. New technologies and modified surgical techniques were developed, to reduce the impact of ejaculatory dysfunction on patients' perceived quality of life. Recently, the emerging of the new Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques (MISTs) empowered the urological surgeons with the technological means to introduce the ejaculation-sparing principles into everyday clinical practice.
methodsOur paper was conceived as a state-of-the-art analysis about the anatomical and physiological premises of the human ejaculation and their clinical application in the field of ejaculation-sparing surgery for the treatment of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS). Moreover, we proposed an innovative physiological model for antegrade ejaculation.
resultsWe analysed the elements of the "ejaculatory apparatus" from an anatomical point of view. We investigated the physio-pathological models of the human ejaculation, from the classical "combustion chamber" paradigm to the new evidences by which it could be overcome. Finally, we provided a synthetic literature review about the ejaculation-sparing techniques for BPH surgery. Particularly, we distinguished them between classical techniques, modified for ejaculation-preserving purposes, and the new MISTs, characterized by the introduction of new technologies and different treatment modalities.
conclusionsModified surgical techniques and new technologies opened new perspectives about human ejaculation. Previously established functional paradigms were questioned and overcome by recent clinical evidence. The new MISTs gained a prominent role in the process, opening a whole new era for BPH surgery.
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