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However, urethral strictures remain a major postoperative complication. This study evaluated the incidence, risk factors, and clinical outcomes of urethral strictures after endoscopic enucleation of the prostate. Materials and Methods: This study retrospectively analyzed prospectively collected data from 246 patients who underwent either thulium laser enucleation of the prostate or bipolar transurethral enucleation of the prostate at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital between October 2018 and December 2022. Patients were evaluated preoperatively using uroflowmetry, International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), and other relevant clinical metrics. Follow-up assessments at 2 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months post-surgery included uroflowmetry, IPSS evaluation, and cystoscopy when indicated. A urethral stricture was deemed to be present if a 5.5 mm fiber cystoscope was unable to pass through the urethra. Results: Of the 246 patients, 23 (9.3%) developed urethral strictures, with the membranous urethra being the most common site (69.2%). Patients with strictures had significantly smaller prostate volumes and enucleated tissue weights, higher trial without catheter (TWOC) failure rates, and a higher postoperative urinary tract infection (UTI) incidence. Multivariate analysis identified smaller prostate size, lower resected tissue weight, TWOC failure, and postoperative UTI as significant risk factors for stricture formation. The type of energy source used for enucleation (bipolar or Thulium laser) was not identified as a factor influencing the incidence of urethral stricture. Conclusions: Urethral strictures constitute a major complication following endoscopic enucleation of the prostate, particularly in patients with smaller prostates and those experiencing postoperative complications such as UTIs and TWOC failure. These findings underscore the importance of careful surgical technique and rigorous postoperative monitoring to reduce the incidence of this complication.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina60111771","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,29]],"date-time":"2024-10-29T06:29:57Z","timestamp":1730183397000},"page":"1771","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Urethral Strictures After Endoscopic Enucleation of the Prostate and Its Associated Clinical Outcomes in Aging Men"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"60","author":[{"given":"Chen-Pang","family":"Hou","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"},{"name":"Department of Healthcare Management, Yuanpei University of Medical Technology, Hsinchu 330, Taiwan"},{"name":"School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jen-Hsuan","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shu-Chuan","family":"Weng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Healthcare Management, Yuanpei University of Medical Technology, Hsinchu 330, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9923-5747","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yu-Hsiang","family":"Lin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"},{"name":"School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chien-Lun","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"},{"name":"School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Han-Yu","family":"Tsai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yu-Ting","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Urology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8524-8253","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Horng-Heng","family":"Juang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"403","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ucl.2009.07.003","article-title":"Etiology, epidemiology, and natural history","volume":"36","author":"Bushman","year":"2009","journal-title":"Urol. 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