Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Modern Alternative to Transurethral Resection of the Prostate

Bilal Chughtai, MD Assistant Professor of Urology Department of Urology Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY Alexis E. Te, MD Professor of Urology Department of Urology Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY Steven A. Kaplan, MD E. Darracott Vaughan, Jr. Professor of Urology Department of Urology Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY

Introduction.- Principles of Electrocautery Based Techniques.- Monopoloar TURP.- Bipolar TURP.- Plasmakinetic Vaporization.- Principles of Laser Based Techniques.- 532nm Laser Photoselective Vaporization of Prostate.- 532nm Laser Enucleation/Resection Techniques.- Holmium Ablation of Prostate.- Holmium Enucleation of Prostate.- Thulium Resection of Prostate.- Thulium Enucleation of Prostate.- Diode Laser Resection of Prostate (980nm).- Modern Open Prostatectomy.- Laparoscopic/Robotic Simple Prostatectomy.- Transurethral Microwave Therapy.- Transurethral Needle Ablation.- Prostatic Tissue Approximation.- Prostatic Stents.- Prostatic Artery Embolization.- Ethanol Injection of Prostate.