@Article{,
AUTHOR = {Douglas C. Kelly, Akhil Das},
TITLE = {Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate technique for benign prostatic hyperplasia},
JOURNAL = {Canadian Journal of Urology},
VOLUME = {19},
YEAR = {2012},
NUMBER = {1},
PAGES = {6131--6134},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CJU/v19n1/61849},
ISSN = {1488-5581},
ABSTRACT = {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).},
DOI = {}
}