Objective To assess the results of holmium-laser resec-Results There was a large and sustained improvement in symptom scores and urinary flow rates, with no tion of the prostate (HOLRP) in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. mortality and low morbidity. Conclusion We recommend this technique as an alterna-Patients and methods Between 1994 and 1997, 967 patients underwent HOLRP in Tauranga, New tive to transurethral resection in the surgical treatment of bladder outlet obstruction due to benign Zealand, and in Derby, United Kingdom. The patients were followed at 1, 3 and 6 months after treatment prostatic hypertrophy. Keywords Benign prostatic hyperplasia, holmium laser using measurements of symptom score and urinary flow rate.resection of the prostate Peri-operatively, the duration of the operation, laser

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