Holmium Laser Enucleation Of The Prostate (HoLEP)

by Mr Aniruddha Chakravarti | 13 years ago

Holmium Laser Enucleation Of The Prostate (HoLEP) The standard surgical treatment of Benign Prostatic enlargement causing bladder outflow obstruction leading to retention of urine or other urinary symptoms is transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). However, relatively high morbidity associated with TURP has led to the development of a range of minimally invasive techniques, some of which use thermal energy. One such minimally invasive technique is the use of holmium: yttrium-aluminium-garnet (YAG) laser which is the only laser treatment approved by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.