TUVP (Transurethral vaporisation of the prostate) pips TURP (transurethral resection of the prostate) in NHS study of BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia) electrosurgery technologies
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Transurethral vaporisation of the prostate (TUVP) has outperformed the NHS's standard treatment of bladder outflow obstruction in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) - transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) - in a nine-year health technology assessment (HTA) of the two technologies in the UK.