HoLEP: Learning Curve Analysis and Comparison With TURP

The surgical intervention used to resect the benign adenomatous hyperplastic nodules of the prostate that cause obstruction and consequently lower urinary tract symptoms. The procedure uses a hot loop shaped knife, operated by electrocautery, to cut the obstructing tissues from center towards periphery of the prostate until the prostatic capsule is reached.

The surgical intervention used to enucleate the benign adenomatous hyperplastic nodules of the prostate that cause obstruction and consequently lower urinary tract symptoms. The procedure uses a laser fiber to dissect the obstructing adenoma from the prostatic capsule starting from the plane in-between the capsule and the adenoma, meaning removal of tissues from periphery towards the center of the prostate.