A Non‐Randomized Comparative Study of Visual laser Ablation and Transurethral Resection of the Prostate in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Background: Transurethral resection of the prustate (TURP) haz been the ‐preferred surgical treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) for the past 50 years. Alternative methods for treating BPH such as visual laser ablation (VLAP) have been established during the past decade. In order to assess the safety and efficacy of VLAP, this alternative method was performed using a Urolase fiber and neodymium: yttrium‐aluminum‐garnet laser and compared to results obtained in patients treated with TURP for BPH Methods: In this non‐randomized comparative study, 100 BPH patients were equally split between treatment with VLAP or TURP, and their cases compared. The efficacy was assessed using an International Prostate Symptom Score, urinary flow rates, post‐void residual urinary volume and an estimated prostate volume.