Prostate Surgery: The Latest Advances and Future Trends
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Nephrology & Urology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 October 2025 | Viewed by 115
Special Issue Editors
Interests: urology; minimally invasive treatments for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH); endoscopic laser surgery; lower urinary tract dysfunction
Interests: ultrasound and fluoroscopic guided percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL); laser enucleation (HoLEP); single-port and multi-port robotic-assisted renal surgery; complex ureteroscopy; laparoscopy and general urology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The field of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) surgery has undergone remarkable advancements over the past few decades. Traditional transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) has long been the gold standard; however, the rise in minimally invasive techniques and modern technology has significantly transformed patient care. Innovations such as laser enucleation, water-based ablation, and novel implants have led to better outcomes with reduced complications and faster recovery.
This Special Issue aims to explore the latest breakthroughs in BPH surgical management, highlighting both established and emerging technologies. By bringing together experts in the field, we seek to provide a comprehensive overview of current trends and future directions, including minimally invasive surgical therapies (MIST), anatomic enucleation techniques, robotic-assisted procedures, precision-guided therapies, and novel biomaterials.
We invite original research, systematic reviews, and clinical studies that focus on cutting-edge technologies such as holmium and thulium laser enucleation, Aquablation, Rezum, iTIND, UroLift, prostate artery embolization (PAE), robotic simple prostatectomy, and novel BPH technologies. Papers discussing advancements in long-term outcomes are also encouraged.
Dr. Akhil K. Das
Guest Editor
Dr. Bruce Gao
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
- minimally invasive surgical therapies (MIST)
- laser enucleation (HoLEP, ThuLEP)
- Aquablation
- Rezum
- robotic prostatectomy
- anatomic enucleation
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