Urethral Strictures After Endoscopic Enucleation of the Prostate and Its Associated Clinical Outcomes in Aging Men

• Published in: Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) Vol. 60; no. 11; p. 1771
• Main Authors: Hou, Chen-Pang, Wu, Jen-Hsuan, Weng, Shu-Chuan, Lin, Yu-Hsiang, Chen, Chien-Lun, Tsai, Han-Yu, Chen, Yu-Ting, Juang, Horng-Heng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.11.2024; MDPI
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antibiotics; Antigens; benign prostatic hyperplasia; Biopsy; Bladder; endoscopic enucleation; Endoscopy; Endoscopy - adverse effects; Endoscopy - methods; Hematuria; Hospitals; Humans; Incidence; Lasers; Lasers in surgery; Male; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Middle Aged; Patient outcomes; Patients; Postoperative Complications - epidemiology; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Prostate cancer; Prostatic Hyperplasia - surgery; Quality of life; Regression analysis; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Surgery; Surgical outcomes; Surgical techniques; Taiwan - epidemiology; Transurethral Resection of Prostate - adverse effects; Transurethral Resection of Prostate - methods; Treatment Outcome; Tumors; Ultrasonic imaging; Urethral Stricture - etiology; Urethral Stricture - surgery; urethral strictures; Urinary retention; urinary tract Infection; Urinary tract infections; Urine; Urogenital system; Taiwan; Germany; Europe; urinary tract Infection; endoscopic enucleation; benign prostatic hyperplasia; urethral strictures

Background and Objectives: Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a common condition among aging men, leading to bladder outlet obstruction and associated lower urinary tract symptoms. Surgical intervention, particularly endoscopic enucleation of the prostate, has become increasingly popular over tradition...