Thulium laser transurethral vaporesection versus transurethral resection of the prostate for benign prostatic obstruction: the UNBLOCS RCT

Worthington, Jo; Lane, J Athene; Taylor, Hilary; Young, Grace; Noble, Sian M; Abrams, Paul; Ahern, Aideen; Brookes, Sara T; Cotterill, Nikki; Johnson, Lyndsey; Khan, Rafiyah; Fernandez, Aida Moure; Page, Tobias; Swami, Satchi; Hashim, Hashim

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The two procedures were equivalent for patient-reported urinary symptom scores, but transurethral resection of the prostate was superior in terms of maximum urine flow rate 12 months post surgery.

Jo Worthington , J Athene Lane , Hilary Taylor , Grace Young , Sian M Noble , Paul Abrams , Aideen Ahern , Sara T Brookes , Nikki Cotterill , Lyndsey Johnson , Rafiyah Khan , Aida Moure Fernandez , Tobias Page , Satchi Swami & Hashim Hashim .

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Jo Worthington ¹, J Athene Lane ¹, Hilary Taylor ¹, Grace Young ¹, Sian M Noble ¹, Paul Abrams ², Aideen Ahern ¹, Sara T Brookes ¹, Nikki Cotterill ², Lyndsey Johnson ², Rafiyah Khan ², Aida Moure Fernandez ¹, Tobias Page ³, Satchi Swami ⁴, Hashim Hashim ^2,^*

¹ Bristol Randomised Trials Collaboration (BRTC), Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
² Bristol Urological Institute, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
³ Department of Urology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
⁴ Urology Department, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, UK
^* Corresponding author Email: h.hashim@gmail.com

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