The Effect of Transurethral Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate in the Treatment of High-Risk Elderly Patients with BPH and Its Influence on Quality of Life

• Jian Wang ^[1] ; Guoliang Sun ^[1] ; Yanli Xu ^[2]
  1. [1] Department of Urology, Chengde Central Hospital, 067000 Chengde, Hebei, China
  2. [2] Department of Central Sterile Supply, Chengde Central Hospital, 067000 Chengde, Hebei, China
• Localización: Archivos españoles de urología, ISSN 0004-0614, Tomo 77, Nº. 5, 2024, págs. 547-553
• Idioma: español
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• Resumen

  • Background: Transurethral holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) has a good therapeutic effect on benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical efficacy of HoLEP in the treatment of high-risk elderly patients with BPH and assess its impact on the inflammatory response, vascular endothelial function and quality of life (QoL).

    Methods: Patients at high risk of BPH who were hospitalised in Chengde Central Hospital from February 2021 to December 2022 were retrospectively selected as the study objects, and a total of 100 cases were included. The control group underwent transurethral resection of the prostate, and the observation group underwent HoLEP. Perioperative indexes, urodynamic indexes, QoL 6 months after surgery and incidence of postoperative complications were compared between the two groups. Moreover, serum levels of inflammatory factors and vascular endothelial factors were detected in two groups.

    Results: We found no significant difference in general data between the two groups of patients (p > 0.05). The operation time, perioperative bleeding, bladder flushing time and hospitalisation time of the observation group were significantly shorter than those of the control group (p < 0.05). On the 7th day after surgery, the serum levels of tumour necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, vascular endothelial growth factor, basic fibroblast growth factor and endothelin-1 in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (p < 0.05). Six months after surgery, the maximal urinary flow rate and QoL scores of the patients in the observation group were significantly higher than those of the control group (p < 0.05), and the residual urine volume and International Prostate Symptom Score of observation group were significantly lower than those of the control group (p < 0.05). The incidence of postoperative complications in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group (χ2 = 7.440, p = 0.006).

    Conclusions: HoLEP can effectively remove hyperplasia of the prostate and reduce the inflammatory response in the patient’s body when treating BPH in high-risk elderly patients. It can also regulate the levels of vascular endothelial factors and effectively improve the patient’s QoL.