B Becker1, C Netsch2, G Bozzini3, T R W Herrmann4, T Bach5, D Enikeev6, A J Gross2. 1. Department of Urology, Asklepios Hospital Barmbek, Rübenkamp 220, 22291, Hamburg, Germany. ben.becker@asklepios.com. 2. Department of Urology, Asklepios Hospital Barmbek, Rübenkamp 220, 22291, Hamburg, Germany. 3. Department of Urology, ASST Valle Olona, Ospedale Di Busto Arsizio (VA), Busto Arsizio, Italy. 4. Department of Urology, Kantonsspital Frauenfeld, Frauenfeld, Switzerland. 5. Department of Urology, Asklepios Hospital Westklinikum, Hamburg, Germany. 6. Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To summarize the current evidence and the reasons to go for thulium-based anatomical endoscopic enucleation of the prostate (AEEP). METHODS: This review discusses the available literature on thulium-based AEEP. RESULTS: Thulium lasers operate at a wavelength between 1940 and 2013 nm. This wavelength, which has a low penetration depth in water, allows to perform smooth cuts in the prostatic tissue and allows urologists to perform various procedures: resection, vaporization, enucleation, or vapoenucleation of the prostate. Depending on the type of thulium laser, it can be used either in a continuous, or pulsed mode. CONCLUSION: In recent years, an increasing amount of evidence has described the thulium laser as a minimally invasive and size-independent treatment option for benign prostatic enlargement with excellent long-term results.
PURPOSE: To summarize the current evidence and the reasons to go for thulium-based anatomical endoscopic enucleation of the prostate (AEEP). METHODS: This review discusses the available literature on thulium-based AEEP. RESULTS:Thulium lasers operate at a wavelength between 1940 and 2013 nm. This wavelength, which has a low penetration depth in water, allows to perform smooth cuts in the prostatic tissue and allows urologists to perform various procedures: resection, vaporization, enucleation, or vapoenucleation of the prostate. Depending on the type of thulium laser, it can be used either in a continuous, or pulsed mode. CONCLUSION: In recent years, an increasing amount of evidence has described the thulium laser as a minimally invasive and size-independent treatment option for benign prostatic enlargement with excellent long-term results.
Authors: Christopher Netsch; M Stoehrer; M Brüning; A Gabuev; T Bach; T R W Herrmann; A J Gross Journal: World J Urol Date: 2013-05-09 Impact factor: 4.226