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Peer
Reviewed Journal Articles
Urology
Times - PVP laser found safe, efficacious in relieving LUTS
Robert
E. Reiter, MD
Urology Times, April 2005
Photoselective
Vaporization of the Prostate: The Basel Experience after 108 Procedures
Alexander
Bachmannaa*, Robin Ruszata, Stephen Wylera, Oliver Reichb,
Helge H. Seiferta, Alexander Müllera, Tullio Sulsera
EUROPEAN UROLOGY; VOL. 47, 798-804, MARCH 2005
Photoselective
Vaporization Of The Prostate (PVP): A Volume Reduction Analysis
In Patients With Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Secondary To Benign
Prostatic Hyperplasia And Carcinoma Of The Prostate
Surendra
M. Kumar
J OF UROLOGY; VOL. 173, 511-513, FEBRUARY 2005
Emerging
high-power KTP LASER APPLICATIONS in urology
Terrence
R. Malloy, MD
Contemp. Urology, February 2005
High
Power (80W) Potassium-Titanyl-Phosphate Laser Vaporization of
the Prostate in 66 High Risk Patients
Oliver
Reich, Alexander Bachmann, Michael Siebels, Alfons Hofstetter, Christian
G. Stief, Tullio Sulser
J Urol., Vol. 173, No. 1, 158-160, January 2005
High-Power
Postassium-Titanyl-Phosphate Photoselective Laser Vaporization
of Prosate for Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Men
with Large Prostates
Jaspreet
S. Sandhu, Casey Ng, Brian A. Vanderbrink, Celeste Egan, Steven Kaplan,
Alexis E. Te
J Urol, Vol. 64, No. 6, December 2004; CME Article
Photoselective
KTP Laser Vaporization of the Prostate: First Experiences with
65 Procedures
Tullio
Sulser, M.D., Oliver Reich, M.D., Stephen Wyler, M.D., Robin Ruszat,
M.D., Roberto Casella, M.D., Alfons Hofstetter, M.D., and Alexader
Bachmann, M.D.
J Endourol, 18 (10): 984-989, December 2004
Photoselective
Vaporization of the Prostate for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic
Hyperplasia: 12-Month Results from the First United States Multi-center
Prospective Trial
Alexix
E. Te, Terrence R. Malloy, Barry S. Stein, James C. Ulchaker, Unyime
O. Nseyo, Mahmood A. Hai, Reza S. Malek
J Urol., Vol. 172, No. 4 Part 1:1404 -1408, October 2004
Photoselective
Vaporization of the Prostate (PVP): KTP laser therapy of obstructive
benign prostatic hyperplasia
R.
S. Malek and K. Nahen
AUA Update, lesson 20, Vol. 23, 2004, 153-160
Vaporization
of the prostate with the 80 W potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP)
laser Technique and 6 months follow-up after 70 procedures
Bachmann
A, Reich O, Wyler S, Ruszat R, Casella R, Gasser T, Hofstetter
A,Sulser T.
UROLOGE JUN 15, 2004 . GERMAN
Experimental
Comparison of high-power (80W) Potassium Titanyl Phosphate Laser
Vaporization and Transurethral Resection of the Prostate
O.
Reich, A. Backmann, P. Schneede, D. Zaak, T. Sulser, A.
Hofstetter
J Urol, 171:2502-2504, June 2004
Laser
Treatment of Obstructive BPH - Problems and Progress
R.
S. Malek and K. Nahen
Contemp. Urol., May 2004, 37-43
The
Development of Laser Prostatectomy
A.E.
Te
British Journal of Urology, 2004 BJU International, 93, 262-265
Photoselective
Vaporization of the Prostate: Initial Experience with a New 80
W KTP Laser for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Hai MA, Malek RS
J Endourol, 17 (2): 93-96, 2003
High
Power Potassium-Titanyl-Phosphate Laser Vaporization Prostatectomy:
2 Year
Malek
RS, Barett DM, Kuntzman
RS
J. Urol., Vol. 163 (6):1730-1733, 2000
High-Power
Potassium Titanyl Phosphate Laser Vaporization
Prostatectomy: 3 Month
Kuntzman
RS, Malek RS, Barett DM
Mayo Clin Proc, 73 (8):798-801. REview. 1998
High-Power
Potassium Titanyl Phosphate Laser Vaporization
Prostatectomy: 24 Hours Later
Malek RS, Barrett
DM, Kuntzman RS
Urology 51 (2):254-256, 1998
High-Power
Potassium Titanyl Phosphate Laser Vaporization
Prostatectomy in Living Canines and in Human and Canine Cadavers
Kuntzman RS, Malek RS, Barrett DM,
Bostwick DG
Urology 49 (5):703-708, 1997
Potassium
Titanyl Phosphate Laser Vaporization of the
Prostate: A Comparitive Functional and Pathologic Study
in Canines
Kuntzman RS, Malek RS, Barrett DM
Urology 48 (4):575-583, 1996
Laser
Prostatectomy: Two and a Half Years Experience
with Aggresive Multifocal Therapy
Kollmorgen
TA, Malek RS, Barrett DM
Urology 48 (20): 217-222, 1996
Patient
Choice Driving Demand For Breakthrough BPH Procedure
Family
Urology Volume VII Issue 3
Urology
Times Supplement - Photoselective Vaporization of the
Prostate, Breakthrough Treatment for BPH -
Interviews with:
Reza
S. Malek M.D., Mahmood A. Hai M.D., Unyime O. Nseyo
M.D., Jeffery Lapeyrolerie M.D.
Abstracts
Impact
of Prostate-Specific Antigen and Prostate Volume as Predictors
of Efficacy Outcomes in Photoselective Vaporization Prostatectomy
(PVP): Analysis and Results of Ongoing Prospective Multi-Center
Study at 3 Years
Alexis E. Te*, Terrence R. Malloy, Barry
S. Stein, James C. Ulchaker,; Unyime O. Nseyo, Mahmood
A. Hai
J UROL, VOL. 173, NO.4 [SUPPL], #1554, P. 421, APRIL 2005
Urodynamic
Predictors of Success with Photoselective Laser Vaporization Prostatectomy
in Patients with BPH and Preoperative Retention
Mara A. Monoski*, Jaspreet S. Sandhu, Ricardo
R. Gonzalez, Alexis E. Te
J UROL, VOL. 173, NO.4 [SUPPL], #1305, P. 354, APRIL 2005
A
Randomised Trial Comparing Photo-Vaporisation and Trans-Urethral
Resection of the Prostate in Patients with BPH
David M. Bouchier-Hayes*, Paul Anderson,
Scott Van Appledorn, Pat Bugeja, Anthony J. Costello
J UROL, VOL. 173, NO.4 [SUPPL], #1555, P. 421, APRIL 2005
Photoselective
Vaporization of the Prostate (PVP): Prospective Evaluation in 85
High Risk Patients
Oliver Reich*; Alexander Bachmann, Dirk
Zaak, Alfons Hofstetter, Tullio Sulser, Christian G. Stief
J UROL, VOL. 173, NO.4 [SUPPL], #1557, P. 422, APRIL 2005
Prospective
Comparison of Photoselective Laser Vaporization (PVP) and Transurethral
Resection of the Prostate (TURP)
Tullio Sulser*, Leander Schürch, Robin
Ruszat, Alexander Bachmann
J UROL, VOL. 173, NO.4 [SUPPL], #1558, P. 422, APRIL 20055
The
First 200 Patients Treated with High-Power KTP Photoselective Laser
Vaporization Prostatectomy: The New York Presbyterian Experience
Alexis E. Te; Jaspreet S. Sandhu*, Balaji
Reddy, Casey K. Ng, Ricardo R. Gonzalez, Steven A. Kaplan
J UROL, VOL. 173, NO.4 [SUPPL], #1561, P. 423, APRIL 20055
Photoselective
Vaporization of the Prostate (PVP) in Men with Preoperative Catheterization
Due to Chronic Urinary Retention
Alexander Bachmann*, Robin Ruszat, Hans-Helge
Seifert, Roberto Casella, Steven Wyler, Tullio Sulser
J UROL, VOL. 173, NO.4 [SUPPL], #1566, P. 424, APRIL 20055
GreenLight
PVP: Safety and Efficacy in Large Prostates > 100cm3
Srinath K. Chandrasekera*, Neil J. Barber,
Kilian Walsh, Peter M. Thompson, Gordon H. Mui
J UROL, VOL. 173, NO.4 [SUPPL], #1569, P. 425, APRIL 2005
Photoselective
Vaporization of the Prostate – The Vaporization Incision
Technique for Large Volume Prostates
Jaspreet Sandhu*, Alexis E. Te
J UROL, VOL. 173, NO.4 [SUPPL], #V1346, P. 366, APRIL 2005
Urodynamic
Predictors of Success with Photoselective Laser Vaporization Prostatectomy
in Patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Pre-Operative
Retention
Mara A. Monoska*, Jaspreet S. Sandhu, Ricardo
R. Gonzalez, Alexis E. Te
J UROL, VOL. 173, NO.4 [SUPPL], #1305, P. 354, APRIL 2005
Photoselective
KTP Laser Vaporization of the Prostate (PVP)
Reza S. Malek
PRESENTED AT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR LASERS IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY ANNUAL
MEETING (ASLMS), ORLANDO, FL, APRIL 2005
Potassium-titanyl-phosphate
(KTP) laser vaporization of the prostate in hematologically impaired
patients with benign prostatic hypertrophy
Terrence R. Malloy, Joseph F. Harryhill,
Ariana L. Smith
PRESENTED AT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR LASERS IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY ANNUAL
MEETING (ASLMS), ORLANDO, FL, APRIL 2005
Photoselective
Vaporization of the Prostate (PVP): a case report of a hematologically
impaired high risk patient with acute urinary retention secondary
to bladder outlet obstruction
Col (Ret) Edward J. Mueller
PRESENTED AT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR LASERS IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY ANNUAL
MEETING (ASLMS), ORLANDO, FL, APRIL 2005
GreenLight
PVP: Safety and Efficacy in Large Prostates > 100cm3
S.K. Chandrasekera, N. Barber, K. Walsh
P.M. Thompson, G.H. Muir
PRESENTED AT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR LASERS IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY ANNUAL
MEETING (ASLMS), ORLANDO, FL, APRIL 2005
High
Power 80W Nd:YAG/KTP Laser Vaporization of Prostate with 1 year
follow-up
S.K. Chandrasekera, N.J. Barber, K. Walsh,
P.M. Thompson G.H. Muir
PRESENTED AT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR LASERS IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY ANNUAL
MEETING (ASLMS), ORLANDO, FL, APRIL 2005
Randomized
Trial of 80 Watt GreenLight™ Laser vs. Transurethral Prostatectomy
David M. Bouchier-Hayes~, Paul Anderson,
Scott Van Appledorn, Pat Bugeja, Anthony J. Costello
PRESENTED AT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR LASERS IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY ANNUAL
MEETING (ASLMS), ORLANDO, FL, APRIL 2005
A
series of 60 GreenLight Photoselective Vaporization of the Prostate
(PVP) Patients with results equal to standard TURP with much decreased
morbidity and much quicker return to full normal unrestricted activity
Col (Ret) Edward J. Mueller
PRESENTED AT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR LASERS IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY ANNUAL
MEETING (ASLMS), ORLANDO, FL, APRIL 2005
High-power
KTP Photoselective Laser Vaporization prostatectomy for treatment
of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
G. Jung, Y. Ok, E. Choi
PRESENTED AT THE EUROPEAN UROLOGY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING (EAU), ISTANBUL,
TURKEY, MARCH 2005
Photoselective
Vaporization of the Prostate (PVP): Prospective evaluation in 88
High Risk Patients
O. Reich, A. Bachmann, D. Zaa , C. Gratzke,
R. Ruszat, M. Seitz, T. Sulser, C. Stief
PRESENTED AT THE EUROPEAN UROLOGY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING (EAU), ISTANBUL,
TURKEY, MARCH 2005
Photoselective
Laser Vaporization of the Prostate (PVP): Perioperative data and
complication rate of high-risk patients with intraoperative anticoagulation
(AK) and inhibitors of platelet aggregation (IPA)
A. Bachmann, O. Reich, R. Ruszat, S. Wyler,
H. Seifert, T. Sulse
PRESENTED AT THE EUROPEAN UROLOGY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING (EAU), ISTANBUL,
TURKEY, MARCH 2005
The
safety and short-term efficacy of Photoselective Vaporization of
the Prostate with 80W KTP laser for the treatment of benign prostatic
hyperplasia
M. Park, T. Ha
PRESENTED AT THE EUROPEAN UROLOGY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING (EAU), ISTANBUL,
TURKEY, MARCH 2005
Photo
Vaporisation of the Prostate versus transurethral prostatectomy
- a randomised trial
D. Bouchier-Hayes, P. Anderson, S. Vanappledorn,
P. Bugeja, A. Costello
PRESENTED AT THE EUROPEAN UROLOGY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING (EAU), ISTANBUL,
TURKEY, MARCH 2005
GreenLight
PVP: safety and efficacy in large prostates > 100ml
S. Chandrasekera , N. Barber, K. Walsh,
P. Thompson, G. Muir
PRESENTED AT THE EUROPEAN UROLOGY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING (EAU), ISTANBUL,
TURKEY, MARCH 2005
Photoselective
Laser Vaporisation of the Prostate (PVP): subgroup analysis in
patients with prostate volumes larger 80 ml
A. Bachmann, R. Ruszat, O. Reich, S. Wyler,
C. Stief, T. Sulser
PRESENTED AT THE EUROPEAN UROLOGY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING (EAU), ISTANBUL,
TURKEY, MARCH 2005
Photoselective
Vaporization of the Prostate (PVP) for Treatment of Benign Prostatic
Hyperplasia (BPH): A case history of hematologically impaired high
risk patients.
Edward Mueller, M.D.
PRESENTED AT THE JAMES C. KIMBROUGH UROLOGICAL MEETING, JANUARY 2005
Photoselective
Vaporization of the Prostate (PVP) for Treatment of Obstructive
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH): The Methodist Experience.
Edward Mueller, M.D.
PRESENTED AT THE JAMES C. KIMBROUGH UROLOGICAL MEETING, JANUARY 2005
Photoselective
Vaporization of the Prostate (PVP): Is This a Safer & Less
Costly Alternative to TUR? The UCLA Experience.
Robert Reiter, M.D.
PRESENTED AT THE JAMES C. KIMBROUGH UROLOGICAL MEETING, JANUARY 2005
High-Power
KTP Laser Prostatectomy: The Technique and its Application in Cases
Unfit for TURP
R.
Sood, A.K. Agarwal
Presented at 22nd Word Congress of Endourology, November 2004
High-Power
Photoselective Laser Vaporization Prostatectomy (PVP) in men with
Large Prostates: The New York Presbyterian Series of 64 Patients
Jaspreet
S. Sandhu, Casey K. Ng, Ricardo R. Gonzalez, Steven A.
Kaplan, Alexis E. Te
J Urol, Vol 171, No 4 [Suppl], #1522, P. 400, April 2004
High-Power
Photoselective Laser Vaporization Prostatectomy (PVP) versus Transurethral
Electrovaporization of the Prostate (TVP) for the Treatment of
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH): A Prospective Comparative Trial
Alexis
E. Te, Jaspreet S. Sanhu, Ricard R. Gonzalez, Celeste Egan,
Steven A. Kaplan
J Urol, Vol 171, No. 4 [Suppl], #1527, P. 402, April 2004
Photoselective
Vaporization of the Prostate (PVP) for the Treatment of Benign
Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH): 24-month Results from a Prospective
Multi-Center Clinical Trial
Terrence
R. Malloy, Barry Stein, James C. Ulchaker, Unyime O. Nseyo,
Mahmood A. Hai, Reza
S. Malek, Alexis E. Te
J Urol, Vol. 171, No. 4 [Suppl], #1517, P. 399, April 2004
A
Clinical Outcomes and Cost Analysis comparing Photoselective Vaporization
of the Prostate (PVP) to alternative Minimally Invasive Therapies
and TURP for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Mark
D. Stovsky, Carol R. Laskin, Robert I. Griffiths
J Urol, Vol. 171, No. 4 [Suppl],
#393, P. 103, April 2004
High-Power
KTP Photoselective Laser Vaporization Prostatectomy for the Treatment
of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Men with Large Prostates
J.S. Sandhu, B.A. VanderBrink,
C. Egan, S.A. Kaplan, A E. Te
J. Endourol. Vol. 17, Suppl. 1, September 2003, p. A188
Photoselective
Vaporization of the Prostate (PVP) or Treatment of Benign Prostatic
Hyperplasia (BPH): A Prospective Multi-Center Trial
J. C. Ulchaker, T.R. Malloy, B.
Stein, A. E. Te, U.O. Nseyo, M.A. Hai, R. S. Malek
J. Endourol. Vol. 17, Suppl. 1, September 2003, p. A319
Photoselective
Vaporization of the Prostate (PVP) for Treatment of Urinary Retention
Secondary to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
J. C. Ulchaker, A.E. Te, C. Egan,
J. S. Sandhu, U. O. Nseyo
J. Endourol. Vol. 17, Suppl. 1, September 2003, p. A187
Photoselective
KTP Laser Vaporisation of the Prostate. First Experiences After
50 Procedures
A. Bachmann, S. Wyler, R. Ruszat,
Th. Gasser, T. Sulser
J. Endourol. Vol. 17, Suppl. 1, September 2003, p. A188
Photoselective
Laser Vaporization of the Prostate(PVP) for Treatment of Benign
Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
S. Mattioli, M. Cremona, F. Pozzoni
J. Endourol. Vol. 17, Suppl. 1, September 2003, p. A318
High-Power
KTP Photoselective Laser Vaporization Prostatectomy for the Treatment
of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Men with Large
Prostates
Sandhu JS, Vanderbrink BA, Egan C, Kaplan SA, Te AE
Moderated Poster, J Urol, Vol. 169, No.4 [Suppl], #1470, p. 393, April 2003
Photoselective
Vaporization of the Prostate: 5-Year Experience with High Power
KTP Laser
Malek RS, Kuntzman RS
Moderated Poster, J Urol, Vol. 169, No.4 [Suppl], #1457, p. 390, April 2003
Photoselective
Laser Vaporization of the Prostate(PVP) for Treatment of
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH): The First Multi-Center
Prospective Trial
Te AE, Malloy TR, Stein BS,
Ulchaker JC, Hai MA, Nseyo OU, Malek RS
Podium Session, J Urol, Vol. 169, No.4 [Suppl], #1745, p. 465, April 2003
High
Power KTP/532 Laser for Photoselective Vaporization of Prostate(PVP)
Stefano Mattioli, Instituto Clinico S. Ambrogio, Urology, Milan, Italy
Presented at Congress of the European Association of Urology, Madrid, Spain,
March 2003
KTP
Laser Selective Vaporization of the Prostate in the Management
of Urinary Retention Due to BPH
Kleeman MW, Nseyo UO, Proc. SPIE
Vol. 4949: 68-72, 2003
KTP
Laser Prostatectomy: Long-term Experience
Reza S. Malek, Randall S. Kuntzman,
David M. Barrett