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[Electrovaporization in the treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy. Our experience]
A de Blas Máximo1, J F Suárez Novo, A Ponce Campuzano
1Servicio de Urología, Ciutat Sanitària i Universitària de Belvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España.
Objective:
To report our experience in the treatment of BPH with transurethral electrovaporization of the prostate (TUEVP) with the Roller device (Storz).
Methods:
105 patients with clinical BPH of 30 to 60 gm were treated by TUEVP. This technique allowed removal of the bladder catheter 14-16 hours after the procedure, with a mean length of hospital stay ranging from 19-36 hours. The postoperative clinical situation is similar to that of TUR, with a maximum flow of 17-41 ml/sec.
Conclusion:
In our experience, transurethral electrovaporization of the prostate is a simple, efficient, safe and economic technique with a very low morbidity.