Medicinski vjesnik, Vol. 37 No. (1-4), 2005.
Professional paper
Visual laser ablation of the prostate - results after nine years
Goran Bedalov
Željko Bartolin
Damir Puškar
Ivan Savić
Zoran Peršec
Franjo Jurenec
Abstract
Aim: to present postoperative results of ELAP in 42 patients after nine years.
Patients and methods: preoperative evaluations consisted of IPSS, QL, uroflowmetry and abdominal sonography (prostatic volume and postvoiding urine volume). Follow-up controls werw performed after three and six months; then after 1, 3, 5 and 9 years.
Results: The average age of patients (n=42) was 68 years (53-87). Preoperatively, the volume of prostate was 26,8 grams (20-50). The results show preoperative values and values after 1, 3, 5 and 9 years respectively: IPSS - 25.2; 8.2; 9.2; 19.8; 26. QL - 4.8; 1.4; 1.9; 3.6; 4.8. Uroflowmetry (peak flow) - 8.9; 18.2; 17.6; 12.1; 8.2. The postvoiding urine - 60 ml; 20 ml; 30 ml; 70 ml; 120 ml. Twelve out of 42 patients underwent reoperation (TURP).
Conclusion: ELAP should be recommended only to the high-risk patients because the benefits of the procedure lasted only 3 years
postoperatively.
Keywords
Visual laser ablation of the prostate - outcome
Hrčak ID:
190958
URI
Publication date:
1.12.2005.
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