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ArticleArab journal of urology2024

Greenlight laser (XPS-180watt) prostatectomy for treatment of benign prostate obstruction, Pursuit of durability.

Fady K Ghobrial, Mahmoud Laymon, Nasr El-Tabey, Ahmed M Elshal

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Article in Arab journal of urology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fady K GhobrialDepartment of Urology, Urology and Nephrology Center, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Mahmoud LaymonDepartment of Urology, Urology and Nephrology Center, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Nasr El-TabeyDepartment of Urology, Urology and Nephrology Center, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Ahmed M ElshalDepartment of Urology, Urology and Nephrology Center, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Mansoura University · EG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: To report 5-year outcomes, need and predictors of retreatment post greenlight laser photoselective vaporization (GL.PVP) and vapo-enucleation (GL.PVEP), as long-term data on safety and efficacy of GL.PVP and GL.PVEP and on the prostate using XPS Patients and methods: Primary outcome was the need for retreatment (medical treatment and reintervention) for recurrent BOO. Time-to-event (retreatment) analysis, perioperative events, change in the urinary outcome measures at different follow-up visits, early and late complications and PSA kinetics were reported. Results: Between September 2014 and April 2017, 248 patients underwent GL/XPS procedures. GL.PVP and GL.PVEP were carried out for 157 (63.3%) and 91 (36.7%) patients with mean prostate sizes of 60 ± 18 and 100 ± 22 cc, respectively. After a mean duration of 62 ± 9-month follow-up, overall retreatment rate (medical and interventional) was 23% (57 patients). It was comparable between both GL.PVP and GL.PVEP cases: 38 (24.2%) and 19 (20.9%) patients, Conclusion: Greenlight laser XPS is an effective, durable and versatile tool in treating benign prostatic obstruction. Durability of the outcome is predictable with more postoperative PSA reduction.

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BPHgreenlightprostateTransurethral prostatectomyvaporization

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PMID38205390
PMCPMC10776041
OpenAlexW4380087957

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