Observation and preventative strategies of complications in transurethral electrovaporization of the prostate: report of 920 cases / 中华男科学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the post-operative complications and preventative strategies of them in transurethral electrovaporization of the prostate(TVP).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Nine hundred and twenty patients with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) were treated by TVP.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Post-operative complications included severe Hemorrhage in 30 cases (3.3%), transurethral resection syndrome (TURS) in 6 cases (0.7%), acute lower urinary tract infection in 16 cases (1.7), acute epididymitis in 11 cases (1.2%), acute urinary retention in 34 cases (3.7%), incontinence in 35 cases (3.8%), urethral stricture in 26 cases (2.8%), recurrence in 22 cases (2.4%). There were retrograde ejaculation in 54.5% (24/44) and impotence in 9.1% (4/44).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Although TVP is more effective than standard TURP in the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms caused by BPH, complications during TVP procedures require special consideration.</p>