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. 2021 Dec 10;10(24):5788. doi: 10.3390/jcm10245788

Table 10.

Impact of Urolift procedure on the ejaculatory status.

Reference Aim Study Design Main Results EjD Results
Roehrborn et al.,
Can J Urol. Jun 2015 [57]
To report the three year results of use of the Prostatic Urethral Lift Prospective, multi-center, randomized, blinded, sham control IPSS improvement of 88% at three month
41.1% at 3 years
No de novo erectile or ejaculation dysfunction
Roehrborn et al.,
Can J Urol. Jun 2017 [58]
To report the five year results of use of the Prostatic Urethral Lift Prospective, multi-center, randomized, blinded, sham control IPSS improvement of 88%
41.1% at 3 years
36% at 5 years
Surgical retreatment: 13.6% over 5 years
No de novo erectile or ejaculation dysfunction
Beurrier et al.,
Prog Urol. Jul 2015 [59]
To report the results of UroLift implants after a 2-year experience in the technique Prospective monocentric
N 23
Median IPSS and IPSS-QoL were improved significantly (11 [1–27] and 2 [0–6], p < 0.0001)
No significant improved in Qmax
No patient reported retrograde ejaculation or worsened erectile function
Userovici et al.,
Prog Urol. Mar 2020 [60]
To report the results of Urolift® system in our center after 7years experience. N 40 At 3 months IPSS and IPSS-QdV were significantly improved (8 [4–11] vs. 20 [17–24]; p < 0.0001 and 2 [1,2] vs. 5 [4–6]; p < 0.0001). MSHQ-EjD and IIEF5 were not modified (respectively 13 [11–14] vs. 12 [9–13]; p = 0.69 and 21 [18–23]; p = 0.13)