UP-017-c01 Benign outlet multiple
GreenLight photoselective vaporisation of the prostate
Bleeding or clot retention
Although vaporisation is haemostatic, capsular or bladder-neck vessels can bleed during treatment or recovery.
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Interactive 3D The operation this complication belongs to: GreenLight photoselective vaporisation of the prostate Interactive laser vaporisation Open the 3D animation 01 Variation coverage
Which versions of the operation this applies to
Standard GreenLight vaporisationAnatomical vaporisationVapo-enucleation technique
The parent hub contains 3 recorded variations.
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02 Evidence
Sources
European Association of Urology EAU Guidelines on the Management of Non-neurogenic Male LUTS
Contemporary outlet procedures, selection, variants and functional trade-offs.
Accessed 2026-08-03 · opens source European Association of Urology EAU Guidelines on Urological InfectionsInfection prevention, recognition and procedure-associated infection context.
Accessed 2026-08-03 · opens source British Association of Urological Surgeons Patient information leaflets by procedureUK patient-facing procedure, alternatives, recovery and complication framing.
Accessed 2026-08-03 · opens source03 Same procedure
Other GreenLight PVP complication modules
intraoperative Capsular perforation or thermal injury early Dysuria, urgency or urinary retention early Urinary infection intraoperative Sphincter or ureteric-orifice injury late Retrograde ejaculation or sexual-function change late Urethral stricture, bladder-neck contracture or residual obstruction
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