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Table 3 Surgical complications of B-TUVP and HoLEP in patients with prostate volume of 30–80 ml and > 80 ml

From: Comparison of the short-term efficacy and safety of bipolar transurethral electro vaporization and holmium laser enucleation of the prostate for moderate and large benign prostatic enlargement

		B-TUVP	HoLEP	P value *
PV 30-80ml	Number of cases	75	166
	Post operative fever	14 (19%)	4 (2.4%)	<0.001
	Bladder tamponade †	1 (1.3%)	0	0.1
	Prostate capsule injury	0	1 (0.6%)	0.5
	Bladder neck perforation	0	2 (1.2%)	0.3
	Urethral stricture	1 (1.3%)	5 (3.0%)	0.4
	Post operative SUI §	0	9 (5.4%)	0.04
PV > 80ml	Number of cases	82	115
	Post operative fever	15 (18%)	11 (10%)	0.08
	Bladder tamponade †	0	2 (1.7%)	0.2
	Bladder injury	0	2 (1.7%)	0.2
	Prostate capsule injury	0	1 (0.9%)	0.4
	Prostate neck perforation	0	1 (0.9%)	0.4
	Urethral stricture	0	1 (0.9%)	0.4
	Post operative SUI §	0	15 (13%)	<0.001

*Compared between B-TUVP and HoLEP
† Bladder tamponade was defined as massive blood clot in the bladder causing voiding difficulty.
§ Post operative stress urinary incontinence was defined as pad usage of at least 1 per day.

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