Transurethral electrovaporization for benign prostatic hyperplasia in the elderly over 70 years / 中华老年医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To summarize and evaluate the transurethral electrovaporization of prostate (TVP), a minimally invasive method for elderly patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia(BPH). Methods After full preparation,TVP was performed on 96 cases of 70 95 year old BPH patients, and all patients were followed up for 3 6 months after operation. Results On the average,the operation time was 48 minutes, blood loss 88 ml, catheterization time was 4 5 days. The patients had satisfactory voiding after removal of the catheter and the average post operative hospital stay was 6 5 days. By 3 6 months of follow up, I PSS score dropped to 9 8 and 6 5; peak urine flow increased to 13 6 15 8 ml/s, residual urine dropped to 28 5 12 0 ml( P