Combination of ballistic lithotripsy and transurethral plasmakinetic resection for treating 200 men with bladder calculi and benign prostatic hyperplasia: a trial with two-year follow-up

ABSTRACT

To assess the outcome of 200 men with bladder calculi [BC] and benign prostatic hyperplasia [BPH] who underwent transurethral ballistic lithotripsy [BL] as well as transurethral plasmakinetic resection of prostate [PKRP]. Retrospective study Department of Urology, The Second AffiliatedHospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China In a trial at our department, we performed a retrospective analysis of the results of 200 patients who underwent endoscopic removal of BC and PKRP. BL and PKRP International Prostate symptom score [IPSS], Quality of life scores [QOL], Maximum flowrate [Qmax], Residual urine volume [RUV] and postoperative complications At two years, the results showed that IPSS, QOL, Qmax and RUV were all significantly different between preoperative and postoperative data. Urethral stricture, short-term urinary incontinence, recurrent calculi, and BPH recurrence developed in 3.5% [n=7], 5.0% [n=10], 1.0% [n=2], and 1.5% [n=3] of the 200 patients, respectively. Overall, 178 [89.0%] cases did not have any complications. Combined BL and PKRP is an effective, safe, and economical way of treating patients with BC and BPH simultaneously