[Endoscopic enucleation of the prostate: Indication, technique and results]

Laser prostatic enucleation is an increasingly popular technique among surgical urology. It is now gradually becoming a contender for gold standard surgical treatments, trans-urethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and open prostatectomy (OP).

This study is based on data collected from sources published between June 1995 and June 2017. Medline and Embase database have been used to research the following keywords: Holmium; Thulium; Greenlight; Laser; Prostate; Enucleation; Benign prostatic obstruction; Surgical technique.

With HoLEP process, catheterization time varies from 17,7hrs to 46,4hrs with 2 to 2.5 hospitalization days. With ThuLEP process, catheterization time varies from 2 to 2.5 days with 2.15 to 6.5 hospitalization days. With GreenLEP process, catheterization and hospitalization times are both 2 days. IPSS score after a year varies from 12.7 to 19.1 points in different publications.

Convincing results of Laser prostatic enucleation make it a valid alternative to existing treatments.