Research Article

Outcomes of Top-Down Holmium Laser Enucleation of Prostate for Recurrent/Residual Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: One-Year Follow-Up

Table 1

Preoperative parameters.

ParameterPost-TURP
Top-down HoLEP
n=68
Nonrecurrent
Top-down HoLEP
n=201
value

Age at surgery, median (range), years73.7 (58.4–90.2)71.6 (51.8–93.3)0.10
Prostate size, median (range), cc122 (50–273)106 (42–300)0.45
Urine retention, n (%)34 (50)81 (40.3)0.16
IPSS, median (range)22 (12–31)23 (5–35)0.23
QoL, median (range)5 (2–6)5 (1–6)0.81
Q max, median (range), mL/s12 (4.5–17.6)7.7 (1.4–67)0.10
PVR, median (range), mL220 (0–1500)328 (2.2–2600)0.10
PSA, median (range), ng/dL5.7 (1.3–79)5 (0.4–27.5)0.33

n, number; IPSS, International Prostate Symptom Score; QoL, quality of life; Qmax, maximum flow rate; PVR, postvoid residual; PSA, prostate-specific antigen.