Rezum therapy: Why it should be considered in large prostates

“Our results demonstrated that treatment with [the] Optilume BPH procedure resulted in significant symptom relief while still preserving erectile and ejaculatory function,” said Olivia Copelan, MD.

The data were presented at the recent American Urological Association Annual Meeting.

iTind is a temporary nitinol device used to treat lower urinary tract symptoms caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia.

“Even though there [are] many therapies that one can do, it's not a sign of anything ominous for most men,” says Kevin T. McVary, MD, FACS.

"We really aimed to affect 3 different contraindications and instead achieved retirement of the entire policy, which, we think, really opens up this wonderful technology to literally hundreds of thousands more patients across the country," says Arpeet Shah, MD.

"The ProVee System has the potential to be a first-line interventional therapy for BPH that can be safely and reliably performed in the office setting," says Steven A. Kaplan, MD.