Table 25: Postoperative and Long-term Adverse Events: Interstitial Laser Coagulation 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 (%) | |||
| Kursh et al. 2003 (37) ILC TURP |
NR | NR | 0 2 |
Median sexual function score Baseline ILC: 18 TURP: 17 6 months ILC: 19 TURP: 5 2 years ILC: 19.5 TURP: 10 |
6 (16.2%) 0 |
0 1 (unrelated to the procedure) |
|
| Liedberg et al. 2003 (71) ILC TURP |
NR | 0 0 |
NR | NR | 1 3 P = .84 |
0 0 |
NR |
| Norby et al. 2002 (56) ILC TURP |
4 1 |
1 (2%) 1 (2%) |
Stress incontinence 0 1 (5%) |
4 (29%) 1 (14%) |
9 (35%) 7 (50%) P = .343 |
0 0 |
NR |
ILC refers to interstitial laser coagulation; NR, not reported; TURP, transurethral resection of the prostate