The Treatment of BPO with Minimal Invasive Approach
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Nephrology & Urology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2026 | Viewed by 917
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Interests: non-muscle invasive bladder cancer; muscle invasive bladder cancer; robotic surgery
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Dear Colleagues,
Benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) is one of the most common causes of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTSs) in middle-aged and older men. The treatment of BPO has dramatically changed in the last four decades. From a prostate-size-driven decision with only transurethral prostate resection (TURP) and open adenomectomy as possible surgical options in the treatment of BPO, we moved to a multifactorial driven decision with several surgical options. The main two factors influencing the choice of which surgical strategy to apply in every patient nowadays are the patient and the economic aspect. The latter influences the decision by limiting the surgical options depending on the patients’ income, patients’ insurance status and the specific country health system. The factor patient influences the decision no longer only by prostatic volume but also by individual preference, associated medical conditions and LUTSs.
Over the last two decades, a wide array of different surgical techniques have become available and some of these are producing robust evidence, including the use of holmium laser enucleation of prostate (HoLEP) for larger prostates. There are also a group of minimally invasive surgical treatment (MIST) options for BPO, which are often associated with faster post-operative recovery, day surgery suitability and lower risk of sexual dysfunction. The present Special Issue focuses on different novel minimal invasive approaches in the treatment of BPO.
Prof. Dr. Lukas Lusuardi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- benign prostatic obstruction (BPO)
- prostatectomy
- non-muscle invasive bladder cancer
- muscle invasive bladder cancer
- robotic surgery
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