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Table 4 Intraoperative and postoperative complications

From: Initial experience with prostatic urethral lift versus enucleation of the prostate: a retrospective comparative study

Parameters

PULa (n = 25)

TUEBb (n = 55)

p value

Transfusions

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

-

Infections

0 (0%)

3 (5.4%)

0.23

Urinary retention

2 (8.0%)

2 (3.6%)

0.4

De novo OAB

0 (0%)

5 (9.0%)

0.11

Transient stress urinary incontinence

1 (4.0%)

14 (25%)

0.022

Urethral stricture

0 (0%)

4 (7.2%)

0.16

  1. aPUL = prostatic urethral lift
  2. bTUEB = bipolar transurethral enucleation of the prostate
  3. cOAB = overactive bladder