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ArticleCanadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada2024

Comparison of outcomes in patients with and without neurologic diseases undergoing holmium laser enucleation of the prostate.

Jenny N Guo, Mark A Assmus, Nicholas S Dean, Matthew S Lee, Clarissa Wong, Jordan Rich, Jessica Helon, Mitchell M Huang, Amy E Krambeck

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Jenny N GuoDepartment of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States.
Mark A AssmusSection of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Nicholas S DeanSection of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Matthew S LeeDepartment of Urology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States.
Clarissa WongDepartment of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States.
Jordan RichDepartment of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States.
Jessica HelonDepartment of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States.
Mitchell M HuangDepartment of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States.
Amy E KrambeckDepartment of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States.

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6 · The paper itself

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introductionWe aimed to compare holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) outcomes in patients with and without neurologic diseases (ND).

methodsA prospectively maintained database of patients undergoing HoLEP from January 2021 to April 2022 was reviewed. The following ND s were included: diabetes-related neuropathy/neurogenic bladder, Parkinson's disease, dementia, cerebrovascular accident, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, transient ischemic attack, brain/spinal tumors, myasthenia gravis, spinal cord injury, and other. Statistical analysis was performed using t-tests, Chi-squared, and binomial tests (p<0.05).

resultsA total of 118 ND patients were identified with 135 different neurologic diseases. ND patients were more likely to have indwelling catheters (57% vs. 39%, p=0.012) and urinary tract infections (UTIs) preoperatively (32% vs. 19%, p=0.002). Postoperatively, ND patients were more likely to fail initial trial of void (20% vs. 8.1%, p<0.001) and experience an episode of acute urinary retention (16% vs. 8.5%, p=0.024). Within 90 days postoperative, the overall complication rate was higher in the ND group (26% vs. 13%, p=0.001). Within the ND group, 30/118 (25%) had ≥1 UTI within 90 days preoperative, which decreased to 10/118 (8.7%) 90 days postoperative (p<0.001). At last followup (mean 6.7 months [ND] vs. 5.4 months [non-ND], p=0.03), four patients (4.4%) in the ND group required persistent catheter/clean intermittent catheterization compared to none in the non-ND group (p=0.002).

conclusionsPatients with ND undergoing HoLEP are more likely to experience postoperative retention and higher complication rates compared to non-ND patients. While UTI rates are higher in this population, HoLEP significantly reduced three-month UTI and catheterization rates.

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PMCPMC11326721

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