Comparing surgical techniques: ThuLEP and transurethral BPEP for prostate over 80 grams. Intraoperative and postoperative results. A prospective randomized trial.

Background And Purpose: Though TURP remains the primary treatment for BPH, advancements in energy and technology have introduced innovative transurethral surgical options. In this study, we assessed and compared the effectiveness and safety of using thulium laser and bipolar for endoscopic enucleation of prostate exceeding 80 g.

Patients And Methods: Between January 2022 and July 2023, this study enrolled patients with LUTS due to BPH and a prostate size of ≥80 g.

The efficacy of flexible ureteroscopy for large volume stones and hazards of ureteral access sheath usage: A prospective randomized study.

Objectives: We aimed to assess the stone free rate of flexible ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy (FURL) in upper urinary tract stones (UUTS) >20 mm and the risk of complications from ureteral access sheath (UAS) usage.

Methods: This is a prospective randomized clinical trial that included patients with UUTS larger than 20 mm who underwent FURL after randomization into two groups: group A (UAS) and group B (non-UAS). Data were collected for patients' demographics, stone parameters, operative and postoperative complications, and the outcome of FURL regarding stone-free rate (SFR) and perioperative complications, with a 6-month follow-up.

Thulium laser-based hemostasis during percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a prospective observational multicentric study.

Purpose: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) is a controlled grade IV renal trauma and intraoperative bleeding is the most crucial complication. Contemporarily, pulsed mode thulium laser has been reported to confer adequate hemostasis. Therefore, the primary outcome of this study was to assess safety and efficacy of thulium laser-based hemostasis during PNL.

Safety and Efficacy of Intra-Prostatic Injection of Betamethasone for Refractory Chronic Nonbacterial Prostatitis: A Prospective Cohort Clinical Study.

Background: We aimed to assess the safety and effectiveness of TRUS guided betamethasone injections in refractory cases of chronic nonbacterial prostatitis.

Patients And Methods: Forty-five patients with refractory CNP were included in a prospective cohort clinical trial. Six injections of betamethasone sodium sulfate were guided by TRUS.

Supracostal ultrasound guided approach percutaneous nephrolithotomy (SUGA-PNL) versus retrograde intrarenal surgery for large volume isolated upper calyceal stones: a prospective randomized analysis.

To assess outcomes of supracostal ultrasound guided approach percutaneous nephrolithotomy (SUGA-PNL) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) in isolated large volume upper calyceal stones (UCS). This was a prospective randomized study including patients with isolated UCS > 20mm. The patients were randomized into two groups: group (P) (SUGA-PNL) and group (R) (RIRS).