Abstract
Background
Urologists may hesitate to offer transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) because of increased morbidity in elderly patients.
Aims
We aimed to compare data on postoperative outcomes of elderly men undergoing bipolar transurethral resection of the prostate (B-TURP) as compared to thulium laser vapoenucleation of the prostate (ThuVEP).
Methods
We retrospectively reviewed data of all patients aged ≥ 75 years who underwent benign prostatic hyperplasia surgery. Differences between interventions were estimated using propensity scores (PS) to adjust for different patients characteristics.
Results
Between 2017 and 2020, 275 men were included in the analysis. Propensity score retrieved 65 patients in each group. Median age was 78 (4) years in B-TURP group and 78 (6) in ThuVEP group. Median prostate volume was 63 (35) ml and 54 (24) ml in B-TURP group and ThuVEP group, respectively. Only American Society of Anesthesiologists score was significantly higher in ThuVEP group (p = 0.006). Median operation time, catheterization time, and hospital stay were similar in both groups (55 min, 2 and 3 days). Overall, 84.6% of men had no complications, with no significant differences between the groups (p = 0.234). Only one patient in B-TURP group experienced a Clavien grade IIIb complication. By 1 year, there were a statistically significant differences in International Prostate Symptom Score (p = 0.000) in favor of B-TURP group and in maximal urine flow rate (p = 0.000) in favor of ThuVEP group.
Discussion and conclusions
Both procedures showed excellent functional improvements one year after surgery with a low rate of major complications in men aged ≥ 75 years with small-to-medium sized prostates.
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The datasets generated and analyzed during the current study are available in the Mendeley Data repository (persistent web link to datasets: Mendeley Data, V1, https://doi.org/10.17632/6hhb9768j3.1. http://dx.doi.org/10.17632/6hhb9768j3.1).
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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by GP, ER, MG, GMP, and LG. MDR performed statistical analysis. The first draft of the manuscript was written by DC and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. AA and MD supervised the study. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Castellani, D., Di Rosa, M., Pace, G. et al. Comparison between thulium laser vapoenucleation and plasmakinetic resection of the prostate in men aged 75 years and older in a real-life setting: a propensity score analysis. Aging Clin Exp Res 33, 1757–1763 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-021-01868-1
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