Comparison of Outcomes Between S-TUAEP and M-TUAEP in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia at Rajavithi Hospital
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Objective: This study aimed to measure the outcomes in 100 patients who underwent the transurethral anatomical enucleation of the prostate (TUAEP), comparing the results between the standard TUAEP (S-TUAEP) and modified TUAEP (M-TUAEP) procedures in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Material and Methods: Fifty cases were performed in S-TUAEP, and the other 50 were performed in M-TUAEP. Each group recorded demographic data, PSA, IPSS (International Prostate Symptom Score), QOL (Quality of Life score), Uroflowmetry (UFM), Maximum Flow Rate (Qmax), operative time, blood loss, length of hospital stay, and complications.
Results: The mean operative time was 114.50±54.30 minutes in the S-TUAEP and 120.26±42.64 minutes in the M-TUAEP (p-value=0.55). The length of stay was 3.12±1.13 days in the S-TUAEP group and 2.50±0.58 days in the M-TUAEP group (p-value<0.001). The mean Qmax at 24 months showed that S-TUAEP was 21.87±7.03 and M-TUAEP was 22.24±6.97 (p-value<0.001). The median comparison of QOL at 24 months between the S-TAUEP and the M-TUAEP was 1 (0.2) and 0 (0.2), respectively (p-value=0.01).
Conclusion: The present study reported no statistically significant differences in perioperative outcomes between the two groups. However, a better functional outcome was observed in the M-TUAEP group. More TUAEP cases are required to observe the long-term consequences.
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