Thuflep/SOLEP : Initial Experience and Results of Prostate Laser Enucleation With Thulium-fiber Laser (TFL)

Thuflep/SOLEP : Initial Experience and Results of Prostate Laser Enucleation With Thulium-fiber Laser (TFL)

Thuflep TLF: initial experience and results of prostate laser enucleation with fibrous thulium laser (TLF)

While prostate laser enucleation is being confirmed as the new gold standard for surgical management of benign prostate hypertrophy, the holmium:Yag laser is currently the most widely used. A new laser technology, the fibrous thulium laser (TFL), has recently appeared with clearly superior results for lithotripsy. The question therefore arises of the surgical and functional results of the use of fibrous thulium for prostate enucleation.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients superior or equal to 18 years old
• Benign Prostate Hypertrophy ( more than 30cc.)
• Indication to surgical treatment
• No contraindication for surgery
• No opposition to participating in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Evidence of urethral stenosis
• Evidence of a bladder tumour
• Evidence of prostate cancer known or confirmed by prostate biopsies if suspected
• Known neurological bladder
• Refusal to participate