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Text: At 36 mo postoperatively, the PKEP group had a maintained and statistically significant improvement in IPSS (2. 42. 2 vs 4. 32. 9 ; p < 0. 001), QoL (0. 60. 5 vs 1. 61. 4 ; p < 0. 001), Q (max) (28. 810. 1 ml/s vs 25. 18. 0 ml/s ; p = 0. 017), and TRUS volume (21. 07. 3 ml vs 26. 46. 8 ml ; p < 0. 001), with urodynamically proven deobstruction (Schfer grade 0. 20. 02 vs 0. 80. 1 ; p < 0. 001).