The authors stated that there was a significant difference between the three treatments in terms of change in IPSS symptom score, (p<0.05).
Open prostatectomy was found to be the most effective treatment in terms of the numbers of patients moving from severe IPSS scores to mild IPSS scores.
Laser prostatectomy was the least effective procedure in terms of the IPSS score, and caused the significant difference in the test results.
The same results were found when looking at the quality of life index scores.