180-W XPS GreenLight laser vaporisation versus transurethral resection of the prostate for the treatment of benign prostatic obstruction: 6-month safety and efficacy results of a European Multicentre Randomised Trial--the GOLIATH study.

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The comparative outcome with GreenLight (GL) photoselective vaporisation of the prostate and transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) in men with lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) has been questioned.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Eur. Urol.

Title: European urology

ISSN (Electronic): 1873-7560

ISSN (Print): 0302-2838

Publication date (Electronic): May 2014

Volume: 65

Issue: 5

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[1 ] Department of Urology Basel, University Hospital Basel, University Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Electronic address: Alexander.Bachmann@usb.ch.

[2 ] Department of Urology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

[3 ] Department of Urology, Frimley Park Hospital, Frimley, Camberley, UK.

[4 ] Department of Urology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

[5 ] Department of Urology, King's College Hospital and King's Health Partners, London, UK.

[6 ] Department of Urology and Paediatric Urology, Krankenhaus Nordwest, Frankfurt, Germany.

[7 ] Department of Urology, University Hospital of Jena, Jena, Germany.

[8 ] Department of Urology, Hospital de Manacor, Manacor, Spain.

[9 ] Department of Urology, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.

[10 ] Department of Urology, Lothian University Hospitals Division, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK.

[11 ] Department of Urology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.

[12 ] Department of Urology, Ziekenhuis Groep Twente, Almelo/Hengelo, The Netherlands.

[13 ] Department of Urology, AZ Maria Middelares Gent, Gent, Belgium.

[14 ] Department of Urology, Nouvel Hôpital Civil de Strasbourg, Strasbourg University, Strasbourg, France.

[15 ] Department of Urology, CHRU Bretonneau, Tours, Loire Valley, and Université François Rabelais de Tours, PRES Centre-Val de Loire Université, Tours, France.

[16 ] Department of Urology, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Schwestern Linz, Linz, Austria.

[17 ] Department of Urology, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK.

[18 ] Department of Urology, Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust, Dewsbury & District Hospital, Dewsbury, UK.

[19 ] Department of Urology, Basingstoke and North Hampshire NHS Foundation Trust, Hampshire, UK.

[20 ] Department of Urology, Diakoniekrankenhaus Rotenburg, Rotenburg, Germany.

[21 ] Department of Urology, Freeman Hospital Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

[22 ] Department of Urology, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Kent, UK.

[23 ] Department of Urology, Whipps Cross University Hospital, London, UK.

[24 ] Department of Urology, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.

[25 ] Department of Urology, Charité, Berlin, Germany.

[26 ] Department of Urology, University Hospital Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.

[27 ] Department of Urology, Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain.

[28 ] Department of Urology, Uro-Forschungs GmbH im St. Hedwig Krankenhaus, Berlin, Germany.

[29 ] Department of Urology, ABMU LHB, Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend, Wales, UK.

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Publisher Item ID: S0302-2838(13)01135-4

DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2013.10.040

PubMed ID: 24331152

SO-VID: f7abbc3d-57a3-4598-bb7b-c274635b7488

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Keywords: Adverse events,Benign prostatic obstruction (BPO),Clavien-Dindo classification,Efficacy,GreenLight XPS 180-W laser,Photoselective vaporisation of the prostate (PVP),Safety,TURP,Transurethral surgery

180-W XPS GreenLight laser vaporisation versus transurethral resection of the prostate for the treatment of benign prostatic obstruction: 6-month safety and efficacy results of a European Multicentre Randomised Trial--the GOLIATH study.

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