Alternative approaches to endoscopic ablation for benign enlargement of the prostate: systematic review of randomised controlled trials

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(2009), "Alternative approaches to endoscopic ablation for benign enlargement of the prostate: systematic review of randomised controlled trials", Clinical Governance: An International Journal, Vol. 14 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/cgij.2009.24814bae.004

Alternative approaches to endoscopic ablation for benign enlargement of the prostate: systematic review of randomised controlled trials

Article Type: Reviews of effectiveness From: Clinical Governance: An International Journal, Volume 14, Issue 2

T. Lourenco, R. Pickard, L. Vale, A. Grant, C. Fraser, G. MacLennan, J. N’Dow and Benign Prostatic Enlargement Team,British Medical Journal,2008,Vol. 337,p.a449

This review investigated the safety and efficacy of several newer methods of prostatic ablation for benign prostatic hypertrophy, compared with transurethral resection. There were encouraging results for holmium laser enucleation, but the review was limited by low-quality studies. Given this, and only weak statistical evidence of a primary analysis, the reliability of the review’s results is questionable.