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. 2006 Aug 1;6(17):1–121.

Table 5: Equipment and Instruments Used in the Randomized Controlled Trials of Surgical Treatment of BPH.

Method Generator Electrode Resectoscope
TURP

  • 400 CT generator (Bovie Medical, St. Petersburg, Fla, USA)

  • Martin ME 401 (Gebruder Martin, Tuttlingen, Germany)

  • Erbotom ICC-350 (Erb Inc. Germany)

  • Force FX™

  • Force 40

  • Force 2 (Valleylab Inc., Colo, USA)

  • Eschmann TD411-RS (Eschmann Brothers & Walsh)

  • Standard wire loop (Olympus)

  • Karl Storz

  • Continuous flow resectoscope (24.5 F–27 F)

    • - (Wolf Inc. Knittlingen, Germany)

    • - (Circon, ACMI, Stamford, Conn, USA)

    • - (Richard Wolf, Germany)

  • Karl Storz
TUVP

  • Martin ME 400 (Gebruder Martin, Tuttlingen, Germany)

  • Force FX™

  • Force 2 (Valleylab, Tyco Healthcare Group, Boulder, Colo, USA)

  • Vaportrode (Circon, ACMI, Stamford, Conn, USA)

  • Spike loop (Karl Storz)

  • Continuous flow resectoscope (27 F) (Circon, ACMI, Stamford, Conn, USA)
TUVRP

  • 400 CT generator (Bovie Medical, St. Petersburg, Fla, USA)

  • Martin ME 410

  • Martin ME 401 (Gebruder Martin, Tuttlingen, Germany)

  • Force 40

  • Force 2 (Valleylab Inc., Boulder, Colo, USA)

  • Erbotom ICC-350 (Erb Inc., Germany)

  • Eschmann TD411-RS (Eschmann Brothers & Walsh)

  • Richard Wolf [Wing] (Knittlingen, Germany)

  • Vaportrome (ACMI)

  • Vaporcut (Karl Storz)

  • Wedge

    • - (Microvasive)

    • - (Boston Scientific, Natick, Mass, USA)

  • Continuous flow resectoscope (25 F-27 F)

    • - (Olympus, Hamburg, Germany)

    • - (Richard Wolf, Germany)

    • - (Circon, ACMI, Stamford, Conn, USA)

    • - (Wolf Inc., Knittlingen, Germany)
PKVP PKVP system consists of a PK generator, a PK resectoscope, and a PlasmaSect electrode

  • PlasmaKinetic Superpulse system

  • Gyrus PlasmaKinetic system

    • - (Gyrus Medical, Maple Grove, Minn, USA)

    • - (Gyrus Medical, Bourne End, UK)

  • PlasmaKinetic Tissue management System (Gyrus PlasmaKinetic system) (Gyrus Medical Ltd, Cardiff, UK)

  • Plasmasect electrode

  • PlasmaKinetic loop electrode (Gyrus Group PLC)

  • Continuous flow resectoscope (27 F)

  • Gyrus 27 F resectoscope
CLV

  • SLT MD60 Nd:YAG(Surgical Laser Technologies, Oaks, Pa, USA)

  • Laser fibre Saphire tipped round probe (MTRL 10, SLT)
VLAP

  • Nd-YAG laser source & probe
ILC

  • Indigo Laser Optic 830e Treatment System(Indigo Medical, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA); now, a part of EthiconEndosurgery
HoLEP

  • Holmium Laser (Lumenis, Tel Aviv, Israel)

  • Holmium-YAG laser source (Coherent Inc. Santa Clara, Calif, USA)

  • 24 F- 27 F continuous flow resectoscope with a modified bridge to hold the laser fibre (Richard Wolf)

  • Versacut Morcellation

    • - (Coherent Medical Group, Palo Alto, Calif, USA)

    • - (Lumenis, Tel Aviv, Israel)
HoLRP NR Storz continuous flow resectoscope (26 F) incorporating a fibre guide in the inner sheath
PVP

  • GreenLight PVTM Laserscope (San Jose, Calif, USA)

  • Laserscope ADD Stat laser fibre (San Jose, Calif, USA)
TUMT

  • ProstaLund Feedback Treatment (PLFT) using CoreTherm device (ProstaLund, Lund, Sweden)

  • Prostatron using Prostasoft software version 2.0 and 2.5 (EDAP Technomed, Lyon, France)
TUNA Vidamed® Inc.
HIFU NR