Patient cohort
From January 2008 to March 2014, a total of 1985 patients with BPH who
underwent laser prostatectomy at two university hospitals were initially
included. Among these patients, PVP was performed in 836 patients, and
HoLEP was performed in 1149 patients. After excluding 377 patients with
incomplete data about bladder compliance prior to surgery, 1608 patients
were finally included in the analysis.
Medical
records of these patients were retrospectively reviewed using database
of Boramae Medical Center from 2018 to 2020.
Data were fully anonymized before
accessed them. This study was
approved and the consent was waived by the Institutional Review Board of
Boramae Medical Center. In addition, all methods were performed in
accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations by including
statement in the methods section to this effect.