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Review
. 2020 Sep;52(8):e13744.
doi: 10.1111/and.13744. Epub 2020 Jul 9.

Enucleation of the prostate: An anatomical perspective

Seung-June Oh  1 , Toshiya Shitara  2
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Review

Enucleation of the prostate: An anatomical perspective

Seung-June Oh et al. Andrologia. 2020 Sep.

Abstract

Among transurethral surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), anatomical endoscopic enucleation of the prostate (AEEP) differs from conventional transurethral surgery as it adopts the same enucleation principle as open surgery. AEEP is known as an effective and safe surgical method. However, the learning curve is steep because the surgical anatomy is different from that of conventional transurethral surgery. If information on surgical anatomy related to enucleation is enriched and surgical standardisation is achieved, the learning curve will be shortened and AEEP will become more widespread. The concept of AEEP has been developed based on the surgical techniques obtained from holmium laser enucleation of prostate (HoLEP). The original surgical technique of HoLEP is a three-lobe technique. At the 12 o'clock position at the prostatic apex, the boundary of the prostate capsule is unclear. Separating anterior prostatic tissue from the prostatic capsule while preserving the sphincter in the apical area is one of the biggest challenges in AEEP. During the AEEP procedure, an accurate understanding of the surgical anatomy of the capsular plane, bladder neck, apical sphincteric area and blood vessels is important. In this article, literature on the anatomy related to enucleation in AEEP, mainly HoLEP, is reviewed and discussed.

Keywords: benign prostatic hyperplasia; holmium-YAG laser; prostatic adenoma; transurethral prostatectomy.

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