Table 41: Patient Characteristics. Laser Prostatectomy using Potassium Titanyl Phosphate (KTP) Versus TURP.

Study, Year	Patients, No (Treatment, control)	Inclusion criteria	Prostate size Mean (SD), mL	Mean follow-up (Months)	No available for follow-up
Shingleton 2002 (75)	100 (50, 50)	Patients with BPH >45 years old; medical therapy failure; Qmax, 15 mL/s; ability to tolerate regional or general anesthesia	PVP: 32.2 (21.4) TURP: 29.6 (15.4)	3	1 year KTP/Nd:YAG: 40 TURP: 33 1.5–2 years KTP/Nd:YAG :23 TURP: 19 3–6 years KTP/Nd:YAG :29 TURP: 33

BPH refers to benign prostatic hyperplasia; KTP, potassium titanyl phosphate; PVP, photoselective vaporization of the prostate; Qmax, maximum urinary flow; TURP, transurethral resection of the prostate