We evaluated 38 patients with a follow-up of 30 months after transurethral ultrasound-guided laser-induced prostatectomy (TULIP) for benign prostatic hyperplasia. The mean symptom score decreased by 54%, and peak urinary flow increased by 112%. For the entire series, 43.6% of the patients had an improved symptom score and 41% better urinary flow, but only 28.2% had improvement in both. Six patients (16%) required reoperation, two underwent a radical prostatectomy, and one patient presented total urinary incontinence. Also, 19% presented postoperative impotence, and 47% presented retrograde ejaculation. Although one third of the patients are improved with the TULIP procedure, the rate of complications is significantly higher than for TURP, which remains the most effective treatment of obstructive BPH.
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