Table 10: Postoperative and Long Term Adverse Events. Electrovaporization Using Bipolar Energy Versus TURP.
| RCT | Urinary complications | Sexual dysfunction | Reoperation N (%) | Mortality N (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urinary retention N (%) |
Bladder neck/urethral stricture N (%) |
Incontinence N (%) | Impotence N (%) | Retrograde ejaculation N (%) | |||
| Hon et al. 2006 (93) PKVP TURP |
1 2 |
0 1 |
NR | NR | NR | Bladder neck incision 1 2 |
NR |
| De Sio et al. 2006 (66) PKVP TURP |
NR | 1 1 |
NR | NR | NR | For bladder neck contracture 1 1 |
NR |
| Nuhoglu et al. 2006 (64) PKVP TURP |
1 0 |
1 0 |
0 0 |
NR | NR | 0 0 |
1 (the group is not indicated) |
| Seckiner et al. 2006 (65) PKVP TURP |
NR | 2 1 |
NR | NR | NR | 0 0 |
NR |
| Tefekli et al. 2005 (32) PKVP TURP |
1 1 Recatheterization 2 0 |
3 (6.1%) 1 (2.1%) P =.002 |
0 1 |
0 0 |
29 (59.2%) 30 (63.8%) NS |
2 (4.1%) 1 (2.1%) (all persistent obstructive symptoms) |
0 1 (due to MI) |
| Fung et al. 2005 (94) PKVP TURP |
4 3 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
NR | NR | NR | NR |
NR refers to not reported; PKVP, Plasmakinetic vaporization of the prostate; TURP, transurethral resection of the prostate