Evaluating the effects of preoperative treatment with 5-alpha reductase inhibitors in holmium laser enucleation of the prostate.

INTRODUCTION AND AIM: Patients treated with HoLEP are frequently treated with previous treatments, including 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors (5-ARIs). We investigated the impact of pretreatment with 5-ARIs on perioperative and immediate postoperative parameters in patients treated with HoLEP. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A retrospective study was performed using a prospectively collected database including all patients treated with HoLEP at our center between January 2017 and January 2023. The resected tissue weight, enucleation and morcellation efficiency (enucleation weight/time and morcellation weight/ time), postoperative complications, hospital stay and hemoglobin drop have been analyzed. RESULTS: A total of 327 patients were included. Of these, 173 (52.9%) were treated with 5-ARIs. No differences were found among the perioperative parameters investigated to determine efficiency. No differences were observed in peri- or postoperative complications, hospital stay or hemoglobin drop. CONCLUSIONS: Therapy with 5-ARIs had no impact on the immediate postoperative outcomes of patients treated with HoLEP. In our cohort, we observed that the use of 5-ARIs did not affect surgical efficiency, enucleation or morcellation. Further multicenter studies will be necessary to validate these findings.

Fulguración con láser de la recidiva de tumores vesicales superficiales bajo anestesia local: diseño de procesos / Laser fulguration of superficial bladder tumor recurrence under local anesthesia. design process

Introduction: The process design is one of the most interesting tools to ensure the quality of health care before the start of an activity. Although the gold standard treatment of superficial bladder tumors remains transurethral resection (TUR), the onset of laser energy source with better endourological systems allows us to adopt alternative therapies. The aim of this pilot study is to describe the design and protocol in 37 patients with a novel process consisting of outpatient treatment under local anesthesia of bladder tumors with holmium laser. Material and Methods: Pilot study includes 37 patients between January 2012 and December 2013, for the development of a process of holmium laser bladder fulguration without anesthetic infiltration in outpatient study. It analyzes and studies the procedure tolerance, development of immediate complications, visual analog scale (VAS) of pain, patient satisfaction, hospital stays avoided, problems during the application process and development. Results: The mean age of the patients was 69.2 +/- 10.3 years, 100 percent of patients prefer this procedure instead conventional transurethral resection and VAS rating presenting ≤ 3. There were no important complications. Only one patient was admitted at hospital due to hematuria resolved without surgical treatment. Conclusions: The development and implementation of fulguration of superficial papillary bladder tumors with holmium laser process is simple, well tolerated, ambulatory and without complications, with no need of hospital stay.

Introducción: El diseño de procesos es una de las herramientas de mayor interés para asegurar la calidad de la asistencia sanitaria antes del comienzo de una determinada actividad. Aunque el gold standard del tratamiento de los tumores vesicales superficiales sigue siendo la resección transuretral (RTU), la aparición de la fuente de energía láser con mejores medios endourológicos nos permite adoptar otras alternativas terapéuticas. El objetivo de este estudio piloto es describir el diseño y protocolo en 37 pacientes de un proceso novedoso consistente en el tratamiento en régimen ambulatorio y bajo anestesia local intravesical de los tumores de vejiga con láser de holmium. Material y Métodos: Estudio piloto que incluye 37 pacientes entre enero de 2012 y diciembre de 2013, para la elaboración de un proceso de fulguración vesical con láser de holmium sin infiltración anestésica en régimen ambulatorio. Se analiza y estudia tolerancia al procedimiento, desarrollo de complicaciones inmediatas, escala visual analógica (EVA) del dolor, satisfacción del paciente, estancias hospitalarias evitadas, problemas durante la aplicación del proceso y desarrollo del mismo. Resultados: La edad media de los pacientes fue 69,2 +/- 10,3 años, presentando puntuación EVA ≤ 3. No existieron complicaciones importantes. Hubo un ingreso por hematuria tardía que se resolvió de forma conservadora. Conclusiones: La elaboración y aplicación del proceso de fulguración de tumores vesicales papilares superficiales con láser holmium es una técnica sencilla, con buena tolerancia, ambulatoria y sin complicaciones de interés, con eliminación de estancias hospitalarias.