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Table 5 Intraoperative, early, and late postoperative complications classified by Clavien–Dindo grade

From: Transurethral 160-W straight beam green laser vaporesection of the prostate: initial experience after 180 procedures

Complication

Grade

Number of cases (%)

Intraoperative complications

Capsule perforation

3b

4 (2.2 %)

Bleeding from prostatic venous sinus

1

2 (1.1 %)

Ureteric Orifice injury

2

2 (1.1 %)

Blood transfusion

1

0 (0.0 %)

Early, and late postoperative complications

Transient urinary retention

1

6 (3.3 %)

Urinary tract infection

2

9 (5.0 %)

Bladder neck contracture

3a

4 (2.2 %)

Secondary haemorrhage

1

2 (1.1 %)

Urethral stricture

2

4 (2.2 %)

Reoperation

3a

0 (0.0 %)