| Literature DB >> 33932221 |
Ahmed Higazy1, Dana Osman2, Tarek Osman3.
Abstract
Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) are one of the most common morbidities in elderly men, especially in aging societies. Minimally invasive surgical treatments (MISTs) for BPH have gained an increasing interest in the current time. Rezum system is a novel MIST that uses water vapour-based convective thermal therapy to ablate prostatic tissue. According to our evaluation of the existing literature, Rezum offers a meaningful relief of LUTS with a high safety profile without compromising the sexual activity especially to those who are unfit for surgery or to those who do not desire to continue on lifelong pharmacotherapy.Entities:
Keywords: Ablation therapy; Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Convective energy source; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Minimally invasive treatment; Rezum; Thermal energy; Water vapour therapy
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Year: 2021 PMID: 33932221 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-021-02878-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int Urol Nephrol ISSN: 0301-1623 Impact factor: 2.370