Impact of Obesity on Clinical Presentation and Surgical Outcomes in Patients with Benign Prostate Hyperplasia Receiving Greenlight Laser Prostatectomy
In BPH patients treated with PVP, obese individuals were younger with larger prostates but had similar IPSS scores compared to non-obese patients. Obese patients had lower pre and post-surgery PVR, while non-obese patients saw greater PVR improvements. BMI plays a nuanced role BPH patients' characteristics.
Authors
- Ruei-Je Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0035-2996)
- Chun‐Te Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2748-4493)
- Chung‐Yi Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6579-4775)
- Ying‐Hsu Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7265-6231)
- I‐Hung Shao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4832-0113)
- Cheng‐Keng Chuang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6154-1220)
- Hsiang‐Sheng Wang
- Kai‐Jie Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3656-8856)
- Liang‐Kang Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7634-6740)
- Po‐Han Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2569-5712)
- Ming-Li Hsieh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7815-4307)
- Po‐Hung Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7731-1443)
- See Tong Pang
- Hung‐Chen Kan
Institutions
- Chang Gung University (TW)
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Interventions in Aging
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/cia.s472579
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54
Funders
- Chang Gung Medical Foundation