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Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate technique for benign prostatic hyperplasia
Department of Urology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, USA
Address correspondence to Dr. Akhil Das, Department of
Urology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 1025 Walnut
Street, Suite 1112, Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA
Canadian Journal of Urology 2012, 19(1), 6131-6134.
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Holmium laser resection of the prostate (HoLRP) was first described by Gilling et al in 1995. HoLRP has now evolved into holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) with the advent of the intravesical soft-tissue morcellator. The procedure involves anatomical dissection of the prostatic tissue off the surgical capsule in a retrograde fashion using a high-powered holmium laser followed by intravesical morcellation of the prostatic tissue. Some groups believe that the HoLEP procedure is the endoscopic equivalent to a simple open prostatectomy and may be superior to transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) or even open prostatectomy. The objective of this article is to explain the techniques for holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP).Keywords
holmium laser prostatectomy, holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP), benign prostatic hyperplasia, intravesical tissue morcellation
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Kelly, D.C., Das, A. (2012). Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate technique for benign prostatic hyperplasia. Canadian Journal of Urology, 19(1), 6131–6134.
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Kelly DC, Das A. Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate technique for benign prostatic hyperplasia. Can J Urology. 2012;19(1):6131–6134.
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D.C. Kelly and A. Das, “Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate technique for benign prostatic hyperplasia,” Can. J. Urology, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 6131–6134, 2012.
Copyright © 2012 The Author(s). Published by Tech Science Press.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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