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Table 5.

Follow-up on functional results at 6 months after surgery.

Parameter	“en bloc” ThuLEP (n = 100)	p-Value*
IPSS score^a	3 (1, 6)	<0.001
Delta IPSS^a	−28.0 (−30.5, −21.0)	–
QoL^a	1 (1, 2)	<0.001
Q_max (mL/s)^a	19 (17, 21)	<0.001
Delta Q_max (mL/s)^b	14.55 ± 4.6	–
Postoperative PSA (ng/mL)^a	1.0 (0.6, 1.5)	<0.001

IPSS, International Prostate Symptom Score; PVR, postvoid residual urine; Q_max, maximum urinary flow rate; QoL, Quality of Life Index. The p-Value refers to a comparison with baseline characteristics (Table 1) utilizing the paired t-test. PSA, prostate-specific antigen; ThuLEP, thulium laser enucleation of the prostate; –, not available.

Results are expressed in median (min, max).

Results are expressed in mean ± SD.