Table 26: Patient Characteristics. Holmium Laser Resection of the Prostate Versus TURP.

Study, Year	Patients, No. (Treatment, control)	Inclusion criteria	Prostate size Mean (SD), mL	Mean follow-up (Year)	No. available for follow-up
Westenberg et al. 2004 (74)	120 HoLRP: 61 TURP: 59	Age </=80 tears; AUA >/=8; Qmax </=15mL/s; Prostate volume<100cc; PVR<400 mL, Schafer grade or LinPURR >/=2	TRUS vol.; cc HoLRP: 44.3 (19) TURP: 44.6 (20.7) P =.93	4	4 years HoLRP: 43 TURP: 30

AUA refers to American Urological Association; HoLRP, holmium laser resection of the prostate; LinPURR: Linearized passive urethral resistance relaxation; PVR, postvoid residual; Qmax, maximum urinary flow; TRUS, trans-rectal ultrasound; TURP, transurethral resection of the prostate