Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

"This study basically [looks at] WATER and WATER II over 5 years' follow-up," says Mohamad Baker Berjaoui, MD.

“Certainly, I think when you have these inherent challenges or biases in the reimbursement aspects, it has to beg the question, does this or how will this impact the future of acquisition or passing down of these newer technologies?” says Kevin C. Zorn, MD, FRCSC, FACS.

"For urologists that are interested in implementing Aquablation into their armamentarium, I am very envious, because anyone who is going to start doing Aquablation now is going to be using the HYDROS System," says Ravi Munver, MD.

“There's not an increase of reimbursement across all provinces in Canada that met up or was at par with the cost-of-living index,” says Kevin C. Zorn, MD, FRCSC, FACS.

"Over a third of Americans actually use some kind of what we term complementary or alternative medicine approach," says Raevti Bole, MD.

Raevti Bole, MD, recently presented a talk at the SMSNA Fall Scientific Meeting on nonsurgical BPH management.

"With Aquablation, because of the real-time ultrasound image and the 3D animation that's created, you can see the actual dimensions and shape of the tunnel that's created before you even start the procedure," says Ravi Munver, MD.

"Aquablation can be used for small, medium, large, and extra-large prostates," says Ravi Munver, MD.

"Aquablation is like no other transurethral therapy that has come about in the last 100 years," says Ravi Munver, MD.

“So, we have all of this new technology that's about a year old, making surgery a lot safer for patients, making things more efficient, and [giving us] the ability to see stone removal happening from a perspective where we can visualize stone clearance in a way that we haven't been able to before,” says Marcelino E. Rivera, MD.

"[Aquablation] is the only therapy that offers the benefits of a true resective therapy, which is what it is, as well as a non-resective therapy," says Ravi Munver, MD.

“If you haven't used HYDROS before, or if you're concerned about doing bigger glands or tackling more difficult cases, I think we've shown in our first 35-40,000 cases that Aquablation, the therapy, is a valid therapy,” says Lewis S. Kriteman, MD, FACS.

"The evolution is continuing, now with a decade of human use of Aquablation, we can now take this to a same-day procedure––discharge the same calendar day," says Kevin C. Zorn, MD, FRCSC, FACS.

"I think it's going to help younger or less experienced urologists get more proficient at this procedure faster. That's where the AI is going to come into play," says Lewis S. Kriteman, MD, FACS.

“The technology is there, the experience is there now, and it's bringing it all together to lead to better outcomes [and a] shorter hospital stay,” says Kevin C. Zorn, MD, FRCSC, FACS.

A full market release of the HYDROS System is expected within the current quarter.

“I think particularly as we've had the technology for longer and we've used it more and become more comfortable with it, there's really nobody, necessarily, that can't be considered for it,” says Aaron M. Bernie, MD, MPH.

The guideline includes 38 recommendations on managing incontinence following treatment for localized prostate cancer or benign prostatic hyperplasia.

"The first part is how much [are patients] bothered by the symptoms?" says Akhil Das, MD, FACS.

"I'd be curious to see a validated study on whether prostate sizes have increased over time. I suspect the answer will be yes," says Joseph Song, MD.

“We've been developing different techniques in HoLEP, but there is a steep learning curve,” says Akhil Das, MD.

The new Category I code will become effective on January 1, 2026.

"From a learning curve standpoint, there's not much to learn. It tends to be fairly quick in terms of your ability to do the procedure," says Matthew E. Sterling, MD.

“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 results showed the contemporary Aquablation procedural safety in Japanese men is exceptional in a broad range of prostate sizes along with significant symptom reduction," says Nobuyuki Hinata, MD.

"Within this paper, we discussed the importance of conservative management and lifestyle modifications as initial steps in managing BPH," says Eiftu S. Haile, MD.

In this final iteration of a 3-part series, Shawn H. Marhamati, MD, MS, shares initial insights into benefits of Aquablation in an ASC environment.

"Alpha-blockers are often, for patients, the first line of treatment because they help quickly relax the smooth muscles in the bladder and the prostate," says Eiftu S. Haile, MD.