Bipolar and monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate are equally effective and safe in this high quality randomized controled trial

Abstract

Numerous surgical techniques are approved for the surgical treatment of benign prostatic obstruction (BPO). They include minimally invasive procedures such as the newly introduced prostatic urethral lift and water vapor thermal therapy, transurethral resection, vaporization or enucleation of the prostate and open or laparoscopic/robotic assisted prostatectomy and have been recommended by the guidelines of the most distinguished scientific organizations (1, 2). In clinical practice for many decades, transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) remains the standard by which subsequent surgical modalities for the treatment of BPH have been compared.