Abstract:Objective To evaluate the effects of transurethral plasmakinetic resection of the prostate on urodynamics and prostate symptom scores in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia.Methods This study included 93 patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia admitted to our hospital from June 2021 to February 2023. They were divided into an observation group and a control group using a random number table method, with 46 cases and 47 cases in the two groups, respectively. The control group received conventional transurethral resection of the prostate, while the observation group received transurethral plasmakinetic resection of the prostate. The surgery-related indicators (operative duration, intraoperative bleeding, duration of drainage tube placement, and duration of urinary catheter use), urodynamic parameters [maximum flow rate (MFR) and residual urine volume (RUV) ], National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI) scores, International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and postoperative sexual function in the two groups were evaluated.Results The intraoperative blood loss was more and the duration of drainage tube placement and that of urinary catheter use were longer in the control group than in the observation group (P < 0.05). There was no difference in the mean operative duration between the two groups analyzed using the t-test (P > 0.05). In the comparison of MFR and RUV between the two groups before surgery and 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery via the repeated measures analysis of variance, there were significant differences among the time points (P < 0.05) and between the groups (P < 0.05). Specifically, the observation group had a higher MFR and a lower RUV after surgery compared with the control group. The change trends of the MFR and the RUV were also different between the groups (P < 0.05). The NIH-CPSI scores before surgery and 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery were compared via the repeated measures analysis of variance, which demonstrated that they were different among the time points (P < 0.05) and between the groups (P < 0.05), and that they were lower in the observation group than in the control group after surgery. Besides, the change trends of the NIH-CPSI scores were different between the groups (P < 0.05). The IPSS scores before surgery and 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery were compared via the repeated measures analysis of variance, and the results revealed that they were different among the time points (P < 0.05) and between the groups (P < 0.05), and that they were lower in the observation group than in the control group after surgery. The change trends of IPSS scores were different between the groups (P < 0.05). The recovery of sexual function in the observation group was better than that in the control group (P < 0.05).Conclusions Transurethral plasmakinetic resection of the prostate can significantly improve urodynamic parameters and prostate symptom scores in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia, providing an effective treatment option for patients with chronic prostatitis complicated with erectile dysfunction.