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ArticleLower urinary tract symptoms2026

Early Physiologic Deobstruction After 980-nm Diode-Laser Contact Prostate Vaporization: Analysis of Evaluable Paired Pressure-Flow Studies From a Consecutive Cohort.

Yoshitaka Kurano, Nobutaka Shimizu, Yukimasa Ide, Mio Togo, Rie Yoshimura, Ryu Shigehisa, Shinkuro Yamamoto, Hideo Fukuhara, Satoshi Fukata, Motoaki Saito and 1 more

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Yoshitaka KuranoDepartment of Urology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9452-7542
Nobutaka ShimizuPelvic Floor Center, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4185-323X
Yukimasa IdePelvic Floor Center, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7413-8166
Mio TogoDepartment of Pharmacology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Japan.
Rie YoshimuraDepartment of Urology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6322-2520
Ryu ShigehisaDepartment of Urology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3350-9123
Shinkuro YamamotoDepartment of Urology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3620-7666
Hideo FukuharaDepartment of Urology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Japan.
Satoshi FukataDepartment of Urology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7439-6763
Motoaki SaitoDepartment of Pharmacology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2962-1607
Keiji InoueDepartment of Urology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Japan.

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The Kochi Medical School Hospital President's Discretionary Grant (N.S. and Y.K.) 2026
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Abstract

objectivesTo describe early physiologic deobstruction after contemporary 980-nm diode-laser contact vaporization of the prostate (CVP) in patients with evaluable paired preoperative and 3-month postoperative pressure-flow studies (PFS).

methodsThis single-center retrospective cohort included 94 consecutive men who underwent CVP between March 2023 and August 2025. Paired full PFS was evaluable in 48 patients. Baseline characteristics were compared between patients with and without evaluable paired PFS. Perioperative outcomes, symptom scores, and complications were summarized in the full cohort, whereas paired PFS parameters were analyzed in the paired PFS cohort.

resultsIn the full cohort, IPSS total and voiding scores and QOL improved from 1 month postoperatively, whereas storage symptom improvement was more gradual. OABSS showed transient mild worsening at 1 month, followed by improvement. In the paired PFS cohort, voiding parameters improved markedly, with significant reductions in BOOI, P

conclusionsCVP was associated with substantial early outlet relief on paired PFS, accompanied by improvements in patient-reported symptoms. Early filling-phase changes were limited, suggesting that bladder storage recovery may lag behind outlet relief. Prospective comparative studies with longer follow-up are needed.

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Lasers, SemiconductorLaser TherapyProstatic HyperplasiaUrinary Bladder Neck ObstructionAgedHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUrodynamicsbenign prostatic hyperplasiabladder outlet obstruction indexcontact laser vaporization of the prostatepressure‐flow studyurodynamics

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PMCPMC13433966

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