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Freedom of information requests

FOI 2669 2022/23

Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate

Published 01 September 2023

Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate

Questions

  1. Have you ever offered Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP) as a surgical intervention for patients with Benign Prostate Enlargement at your Trust?
  2. Have you ever offered GreenLight Laser prostatectomy as a surgical intervention for patients with Benign Prostate Enlargement at your Trust?
  3. Have you ever offered both HoLEP and GreenLight simultaneously as a surgical intervention for patients with Benign Prostate Enlargement at your Trust?
  4. Have you ever offered transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) as a surgical intervention for patients with Benign Prostate Enlargement at your Trust?
  5. If yes, could you please provide the number of operations completed at your Trust in the fiscal year 2021/2022

Response

  1. No
  2. Yes- histrorically- no longer offered 
  3. No
  4. Yes
  5. 111