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All complications were recorded.\n                    <jats:bold>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Results:<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:bold>\n                    Thulium laser vaporesection of the prostate was slightly superior to transurethral electrovaporization of the prostate in catheterization time (2.1\u00b10.9 vs. 4.5\u00b11.3 days,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt;0.0001) and postoperative hospital stay (4.4\u00b11.8 vs. 6.6\u00b12.0 days,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt;0.0001). Within the observation period, both groups had a significant improvement from baseline in subjective or objective success rates; however, no significant difference was found between the two groups. Peri- and postoperative complications were fewer in the thulium laser group.\n                    <jats:bold>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Conclusions:<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:bold>\n                    Thulium laser vaporesection of the prostate is as effective as transurethral electrovaporization of the prostate in managing high-risk patients, with sufficient tissue ablation and acceptable hemostasis, and has the advantage of less morbidity and shorter catheter time and postoperative hospital stay.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1089\/pho.2012.3316","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,10,31]],"date-time":"2012-10-31T11:04:55Z","timestamp":1351681495000},"page":"714-718","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Thulium Laser Vaporesection Versus Transurethral Electrovaporization of the Prostate in High-Risk Patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"30","author":[{"given":"Zhaowei","family":"Zhu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine","place":["China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Zhoujun","family":"Shen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine","place":["China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Fanzhuo","family":"Tu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine","place":["China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yu","family":"Zhu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine","place":["China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Fukang","family":"Sun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine","place":["China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yuan","family":"Shao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine","place":["China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Haofei","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine","place":["China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Shan","family":"Zhong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine","place":["China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chen","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine","place":["China"]},{"name":"Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine","place":["China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2012,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJM199501123320202"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.eururo.2010.06.005"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1464-410X.2011.10359.x"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1089\/end.2011.0370"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0090-4295(03)00109-2"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_7_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"188","DOI":"10.1159\/000019710","article-title":"Two-year follow-up of a prospective randomised trial of electrovaporization versus resection of prostate","volume":"34","author":"Hammadeh M.Y.","year":"1998","unstructured":"Hammadeh M.Y., , Madaan S., , Singh M., , Philp T. 1998. 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