Abstract
We systematically assessed the learning curve of Holmium laser enucleation of the
prostate using the available literature to identify, as our primary outcome, the average
number of cases required to reach competency. A computerized search of PubMed and
Scopus for articles published from inception through to January 2018 was performed
including 24 studies with a total of 5173 patients. Even though different outcome
measures require varying case-loads to reach a plateau, Holmium laser enucleation
of prostate has an acceptable learning curve with a proposed figure approximating
25-50 cases, with a structured mentorship programme aiding for faster progress.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: July 04, 2018
Accepted:
June 7,
2018
Received in revised form:
May 27,
2018
Received:
March 28,
2018
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Financial Disclosure: The authors declare that they have no relevant financial interests.
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