Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate hyperplasia: technical aspects

Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) was first described by doctor P.J. Gilling et al. from New Zealand in 1996. The operation involves anatomical dissection of the prostatic tissue off the surgical capsule using a high-powered holmium laser followed by intravesical morsellation. The ob...

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Main Authors: P. V. Glybochko, Yu. G. Alyaev, L. M. Rapoport, M. E. Enikeev, D. V. Enikeev, N. I. Sorokin, R. B. Sukhanov, A. M. Dymov, O. Kh. Khamraev, D. S. Davydov, M. S. Taratkin
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: ABV-press 2016-03-01
Series:Andrologiâ i Genitalʹnaâ Hirurgiâ
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Online Access:https://agx.abvpress.ru/jour/article/view/168
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Summary:Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) was first described by doctor P.J. Gilling et al. from New Zealand in 1996. The operation involves anatomical dissection of the prostatic tissue off the surgical capsule using a high-powered holmium laser followed by intravesical morsellation. The objective of this article is to explain the techniques for HoLEP.
ISSN:2070-9781