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LASER THERAPY FOR BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA IS SAFE WHILE A MAN IS FULLY ANTICOAGULATED.
  Polepalle and Monga reported that interstitial laser therapy was found to be safe and effective in eight men with benign prostatic hyperplasia.  The men had INRs between 2.0 and 3.6.  Three had urinary retention and failed voiding trials.  The five others had severe symptoms and failed medical therapy.  The mean time to perform the procedure was 25 minutes and the mean total laser energy was 6,785 Joules.  Seven of the eight men were voiding spontaneously at one week and all eight were by three weeks.

  Reference: Polepalle S, Monga M. Interstitial laser therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia in the anticoagulated patient.  Tech Urol 2001;7:285-287.

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