Abstract:Objective To explore the effect of continence-preserving technique and strategy in transurethral 1470 nm laser enucleation for advanced age and high-risk patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia.Methods We retrospectively analyzed 70 high risk patients of advanced age with prostate enlargement from January 2020 to March 2021, 35 of whom were treated with modified 1470 nm laser prostate enucleation to protect urinary control function as the reserved urinary control group. At the same time, 35 patients with conventional 1470 nm laser enucleation in the same period were used as the control group. The incidence of stress urinary incontinence at each time point after catheter removal was compared between the two groups, and then the efficacy and safety were analyzed and evaluated.Results All the patients had their catheters removed 5 d after surgery, and the incidence of stress urinary incontinence were 5.7% and 31.4% 24 h after catheter removal in the reserved urinary control group and the control group, respectively, with statistically significant differences between the two groups (P < 0.05), 2.9% and 20.0% 1 week after catheter removal (P > 0.05), and 0.0% and 8.6% 1 month after catheter removal (P > 0.05), and at 3 months after surgery, the incidence of urinary incontinence was 0.0% in both groups, the difference between the two groups was not statistically significant 1 week after catheter removal. The maximum urinary flow rate (Qmax), international prostate symptom score (I-PSS) and quality of life score (QOL) were significantly improved in both groups at 3 months after surgery compared with the preoperative period, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05).Conclusion Modified 1470 nm laser enucleation of prostate based on continence-preserving technique has a low incidence of stress urinary incontinence and a significant efficacy, making it a safe and effective procedure for elderly patients with prostatic hyperplasia.