PMID- 33948694
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20211129
LR  - 20211129
IS  - 1433-8726 (Electronic)
IS  - 0724-4983 (Linking)
VI  - 39
IP  - 7
DP  - 2021 Jul
TI  - Reasons to go for thulium-based anatomical endoscopic enucleation of the 
      prostate.
PG  - 2363-2374
LID - 10.1007/s00345-021-03704-7 [doi]
AB  - PURPOSE: To summarize the current evidence and the reasons to go for 
      thulium-based anatomical endoscopic enucleation of the prostate (AEEP). METHODS: 
      This review discusses the available literature on thulium-based AEEP. RESULTS: 
      Thulium lasers operate at a wavelength between 1940 and 2013 nm. This wavelength, 
      which has a low penetration depth in water, allows to perform smooth cuts in the 
      prostatic tissue and allows urologists to perform various procedures: resection, 
      vaporization, enucleation, or vapoenucleation of the prostate. Depending on the 
      type of thulium laser, it can be used either in a continuous, or pulsed mode. 
      CONCLUSION: In recent years, an increasing amount of evidence has described the 
      thulium laser as a minimally invasive and size-independent treatment option for 
      benign prostatic enlargement with excellent long-term results.
CI  - (c) 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, 
      part of Springer Nature.
FAU - Becker, B
AU  - Becker B
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1105-1615
AD  - Department of Urology, Asklepios Hospital Barmbek, Rubenkamp 220, 22291, Hamburg, 
      Germany. ben.becker@asklepios.com.
FAU - Netsch, C
AU  - Netsch C
AD  - Department of Urology, Asklepios Hospital Barmbek, Rubenkamp 220, 22291, Hamburg, 
      Germany.
FAU - Bozzini, G
AU  - Bozzini G
AD  - Department of Urology, ASST Valle Olona, Ospedale Di Busto Arsizio (VA), Busto 
      Arsizio, Italy.
FAU - Herrmann, T R W
AU  - Herrmann TRW
AD  - Department of Urology, Kantonsspital Frauenfeld, Frauenfeld, Switzerland.
FAU - Bach, T
AU  - Bach T
AD  - Department of Urology, Asklepios Hospital Westklinikum, Hamburg, Germany.
FAU - Enikeev, D
AU  - Enikeev D
AD  - Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, Sechenov University, Moscow, 
      Russia.
FAU - Gross, A J
AU  - Gross AJ
AD  - Department of Urology, Asklepios Hospital Barmbek, Rubenkamp 220, 22291, Hamburg, 
      Germany.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
DEP - 20210504
PL  - Germany
TA  - World J Urol
JT  - World journal of urology
JID - 8307716
RN  - 8RKC5ATI4P (Thulium)
SB  - IM
MH  - *Endoscopy
MH  - Humans
MH  - Lasers, Solid-State/*therapeutic use
MH  - Male
MH  - Prostatectomy/*methods
MH  - Prostatic Hyperplasia/*surgery
MH  - Thulium/*therapeutic use
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - BPO
OT  - Enucleation
OT  - Laser surgery
OT  - ThuLEP
OT  - ThuVEP
OT  - Thulium laser
EDAT- 2021/05/06 06:00
MHDA- 2021/11/30 06:00
CRDT- 2021/05/05 06:32
PHST- 2020/11/14 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2021/04/17 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/05/06 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/11/30 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2021/05/05 06:32 [entrez]
AID - 10.1007/s00345-021-03704-7 [pii]
AID - 10.1007/s00345-021-03704-7 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - World J Urol. 2021 Jul;39(7):2363-2374. doi: 10.1007/s00345-021-03704-7. Epub 
      2021 May 4.