[Transurethral laser coagulation of benign prostatic hyperplasia]

Abstract

37 patients with BHPG (average age 76) underwent transurethral laser coagulation of the prostate 23 of these had acute retention of urine. In all the patients urination was restored by the 5-th day after the operation. Thus the laser coagulation should be considered a method of choice in BPH patents with grave recurring pathology including urgent cases.