[Transurethral laser coagulation of benign prostatic hyperplasia]

37 patients with BHPG (average age 76) underwent transurethral laser coagulation of the prostate 23 of these had acute retention of urine. In all the patients urination was restored by the 5-th day after the operation. Thus the laser coagulation should be considered a method of choice in BPH patents with grave recurring pathology including urgent cases.