Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are a common complaint in adult men with a major impact on quality of life (QoL) and a substantial economic burden. LUTS are often related to bladder outlet obstruction (BOO), which is often caused by benign prostatic enlargement (BPE). Patients who are resistant or intolerant to medical therapy and/or experience complications are the best candidates for surgical treatment. While surgical management of LUTS due to BPE have evolved toward the concept of minimally-invasive surgery, which will likely replace open surgery in the upcoming years, there is currently a lack of evidence on indications as well as long term post-operative outcomes about these new technologies.
Nowadays, there is a lack of standardized guidelines on indications, surgical strategies as well as mid-long term post-operative outcomes. For this reason, the main goal of this Research Topic is to address this clinical unmet need by:
- identifying the best indications for minimally invasive surgery in oncological and non-oncological prostatic diseases;
- to explore benefits and harms of new treatment options;
- the evaluation of the impact of these novel techniques on surgical decision-making toward the definition of a personalized treatment algorithm for patients with LUTS due to BPE according to the specific patient- and prostate-related characteristics.
1) Original article: Evaluation of early continence recovery in obese patients after endoscopic laser enucleation of prostate (e.g. HoLEP, ThuLEP, GreenLEP, etc.)
2) Original article: Trans-Perineal Laser Ablation of prostate (TPLA): preliminary experience and short-mid term follow-up
3) Letter to the Editor: Focal therapy with High Intensity Focused Ultrasounds (HIFU) in BPH: past, present and future.
4) Brief Communication: ejaculation sparing techniques in prostatic surgery. Indications and future perspectives
5) Systematic review: surgical features and post operative functional outcomes of laser enucleation in very large prostates (> 200mL)
Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are a common complaint in adult men with a major impact on quality of life (QoL) and a substantial economic burden. LUTS are often related to bladder outlet obstruction (BOO), which is often caused by benign prostatic enlargement (BPE). Patients who are resistant or intolerant to medical therapy and/or experience complications are the best candidates for surgical treatment. While surgical management of LUTS due to BPE have evolved toward the concept of minimally-invasive surgery, which will likely replace open surgery in the upcoming years, there is currently a lack of evidence on indications as well as long term post-operative outcomes about these new technologies.
Nowadays, there is a lack of standardized guidelines on indications, surgical strategies as well as mid-long term post-operative outcomes. For this reason, the main goal of this Research Topic is to address this clinical unmet need by:
- identifying the best indications for minimally invasive surgery in oncological and non-oncological prostatic diseases;
- to explore benefits and harms of new treatment options;
- the evaluation of the impact of these novel techniques on surgical decision-making toward the definition of a personalized treatment algorithm for patients with LUTS due to BPE according to the specific patient- and prostate-related characteristics.
1) Original article: Evaluation of early continence recovery in obese patients after endoscopic laser enucleation of prostate (e.g. HoLEP, ThuLEP, GreenLEP, etc.)
2) Original article: Trans-Perineal Laser Ablation of prostate (TPLA): preliminary experience and short-mid term follow-up
3) Letter to the Editor: Focal therapy with High Intensity Focused Ultrasounds (HIFU) in BPH: past, present and future.
4) Brief Communication: ejaculation sparing techniques in prostatic surgery. Indications and future perspectives
5) Systematic review: surgical features and post operative functional outcomes of laser enucleation in very large prostates (> 200mL)
