Impact of Prostatic Urethral Lift and Water Vapor Energy Therapy on Bladder Outlet Obstruction in Elderly or Comorbid Patients With Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Real‐World Clinical Practice
In elderly patients or those with poor general health, both PUL and WAVE significantly improved the BOOI at 6 months postoperatively. However, in PUL and WAVE, persistent BOO exceeded 15%, suggesting that more appropriate patient selection will be necessary in the future.
Authors
- Yuki Kyoda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2046-5051)
- Nodoka Kozen
- Kohei Hashimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7503-1635)
- Tetsuya Shindo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4990-8330)
- Yoko Saito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9327-8906)
- Ko Kobayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6995-6930)
- Naoya Masumori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6324-0739)
- Toshiaki Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1195-3945)
Institutions
- Sapporo Medical University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurourology and Urodynamics
- Published
- 2025-09-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/nau.70149
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00