Two-year follow-up after holmium laser enucleation of the prostate and bipolar transurethral resection of the prostate: a prospective randomized study

African Journal of Urology

Table 3 Follow-up data

	Bi-TURP	N	HoLEP	N	P
IPSS at 1 month	6.1 ± 0.84	55	5.9 ± 0.89	55	0.362
IPSS at 3 months	5.67 ± 0.92	55	5.12 ± 0.5	55	0.004
IPSS at 6 months	5.88 ± 0.71	55	5.32 ± 0.49	55	0.002
IPSS at 12 months	5.91 ± 0.73	55	5.28 ± 0.41	55	0.003
IPSS at 24 months	5.83 ± 0.88	48	5.87 ± 0.97	49	0.855
Q max at 1 month	24.44 ± 2.75	55	24.9 ± 2.11	55	0.351
Q max at 3 months	24.6 ± 2.55	55	25.05 ± 2.22	55	0.252
Q max at 6 months	24.22 ± 2.9	55	24.87 ± 2.43	55	0.154
Q max at 12 months	24.15 ± 2.59	55	24.95 ± 1.93	55	0.02
Q max at 24 months	24.0 ± 2.33	48	24.9 ± 2.49	49	0.091
PVR at 6 months	25.55 ± 2.33	55	24.45 ± 4.55	55	0.125
PVR at 12 months	29.43 ± 1.95	55	27.55 ± 3.95	55	0.088