Impact of 80 W KTP Laser Vaporization Prostatectomy on Severity of Obstruction in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Samsung Medical Center

Status

Completed

Conditions

Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Treatments

Procedure: photoselective vaporization prostatectomy (PVP)

Procedure: Transurethral resection of the prostate

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT00908427

2004-05-09

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compared the efficacy of 80W KTP photoselective laser vaporization prostatectomy (PVP) and transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) in reducing the volume of prostate and relieving the obstruction in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) on non-randomized controlled design.

Enrollment

86 patients

Sex

Male

Ages

50+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Symptomatic BPH
International Score Prostate Symptom (IPSS) of 13 or greater
prostate volume of 30 to 100 ML
Peak urinary flow rate (Qmax) less than 15 mL/s with a voided volume of >125 mL and a PVR <350mL
Able to give fully informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Subjects with histological diagnosis of prostate cancer
Subjects with history of chronic urinary retention
Subjects with urethral stricture,
Subjects with bladder neck contracture
Subjects with urinary tract infection
Subjects with prostate volume on TRUS of >100 mL
Subjects with suspected neurogenic bladder dysfunction
Subjects who, in the opinion of investigator, are not likely to complete the study for whatever reason