Peer-Reviewed Publication
World J Urol2026;44(1)August 23, 2026Systematic Review
Endoscopic enucleation of the prostate with pulsed Thulium:YAG generators: a systematic review.
Theodoros Spinos1,2, Martin Kanne3, Naeem Bhojani4, Ioannis Kartalas Goumas5, Vasileios Tatanis1,2, Angelis Peteinaris1,2, Lukasz Nowak2,6, Rifat Ergul2,7, Patrick Juliebø-Jones2,8, Stamatios Katsimperis2,9, Evangelos Liatsikos1,10, Panagiotis Kallidonis1
1Department of Urology, University of Patras Hospital, Patras, Greece.
2European Association of Urology Young Academic Urologists, Arnhem, The Netherlands.
3Department of Urology, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Königin Elisabeth Herzberge, Berlin, Germany.
4Division of Urology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
5Department of Urology, Istituto Clinico Beato Matteo, Vigevano, Italy.
6Department of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Urology, University Center of Excellence in Urology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
7Department of Urology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
8Department of Urology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
9Second Department of Urology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Sismanogleio Hospital, Athens, Greece.
10Department of Urology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Thulium:YAG laser generators have recently been developed, enabling pulsed energy delivery, further expanding the armamentarium of available laser devices for endoscopic enucleation of the prostate (EEP). The current systematic review summarizes all applications of pulsed Thulium:YAG generators during EEP.
PATIENTS AND METHODS: In line with the PRISMA guidelines, the protocol of thi…
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