Editorial comment.

摘要

For more than 5 years PVP has been the most popular laser prostatectomy in many industrialized countries. Efficacy and safety were shown in several phase II trials. Limited data on randomized trials vs TURP and initial long-term data with a followup o: up to 5 years are now available. These authors adc to our knowledge mainly for 2 reasons. 1) Their study included only patients with urodynamically proven obstruction. 2) They report a detailed assessment of storage and voiding symptoms.