Bipolar plasma enucleation of the prostate vs open prostatectomy in large benign prostatic hyperplasia cases - A medium-term, prospective, randomized comparison

摘要

The history of surgical enucleation for BPH dates back over 100 years [1] and it continues to be the most complete and efficient method of removing adenomata of any size. The popularity and performance of the open approach has declined recently but new enucleation techniques have emerged [2]. In this edition of the journal, Geavlete et al. [3] have studied a recent addition to the endoscopic enucleation armamentarium, namely 'plasma-button' bipolar enucleation (BPEP). This procedure is a variation on bipolar endoscopic enucleation using a coiled electrode(or PkEEP) first described in 2006 [4].