Rezūm Water Vapor Thermal Therapy for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Associated With Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: 4-Year Results From Randomized Controlled Study.

Three-Year Outcomes of the Prospective, Randomized Controlled Rezūm System Study: Convective Radiofrequency Thermal Therapy for Treatment of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Due to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Rezum is a minimally invasive transurethral water vapour therapy for benign prostatic enlargement which uses thermal energy for treatment. The short-term results show it to have good outcomes with a potential for outpatient-based treatment preserving sexual function. This review serves to provide an overview of the technique and evaluate its safety and efficacy.

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Rezum: a new transurethral water vapour therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Three-Year Treatment Outcomes of Water Vapor Thermal Therapy Compared to Doxazosin, Finasteride and Combination Drug Therapy in Men with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Cohort Data from the MTOPS Trial

Water vapor thermal therapy utilizes convectively delivered thermal energy to target ablation of obstructive prostatic tissue. We report results of this thermal therapy for relief of nonneurogenic complete urinary retention associated with BPH. We conducted a retrospective analysis of 38 catheter-dependent men with complete urinary retention consecutively enrolled in a registry in two centers: median age 75.5 years and multiple comorbidities, median prostate volume 58.5 cc (23–153), median 2 failed trials without catheter (TWOCs), and median catheter dependency 3 months (0.3–35). The Rezūm™ System thermal therapy procedure was performed in an ambulatory surgery center with conscious sedation or an office procedure room with a modified periprostatic block. Water vapor injections were customized to the configuration of the hyperplastic gland, including median lobe and/or enlarged central zone. Of the 38 treated patients, one was lost to follow-up and 26 of 37 (70.3%) voided spontaneously (mean of 1.6 ± 0.8 TWOCs) and were catheter free a median of 26 days (range 4–65) after the procedure; 18 of these 26 (69%) patients discontinued BPH medications. No significant differences in age, prostate volume, number of water vapor injections, or presence of the median lobe were associated with predicting a successful treatment outcome. Duration of follow-up for 20 catheter-free patients was a median of 475 days or 15.8 months (140–804 days); six patients were followed a median of 31.5 days (0–60). Adverse events were infrequent, mild, and resolved quickly including dysuria in five patients (13%), gross hematuria in four (10.5%), and UTIs in two (2.6%) with indwelling catheters. Water vapor thermal therapy may provide an effective and safe alternative to surgical treatment in this group of catheter-dependent patients in complete urinary retention.

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Water vapor thermal therapy to alleviate catheter-dependent urinary retention secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Objective This report evaluates clinical experience with the Rezūm system after US Food and Drug Administration clearance in consecutive cases accrued by multiple community urologists for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Treatment techniques for transurethral convective radiofrequency water-vapor thermal therapy and outcomes with up to 12 months' follow-up are presented. Materials and methods A total of 131 patients with moderate-severe LUTS were included in a retrospective analysis of BPH procedures with the Rezūm system. Pre- and postprocedure assessments included International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), quality of life, peak urinary flow rate, voided volume, and postvoid residual urine volume. Urologists used their own discretion for patient selection, with variable prostate sizes, LUTS severity, urinary retention, or presence of an obstructing median lobe. Safety signals and surgical retreatment rates were monitored prospectively. Results Men aged 47-96 years with prostates 13-183 cm3 showed significant improvement in IPSS, quality of life, and postvoid residual volume durable through 12 months after thermal therapy. Patients with either moderate (IPSS 8-19) or severe (IPSS 20-35) symptoms achieved significantly improved scores. Postprocedure adverse events normally anticipated and related to endoscopic instrumentation were transient and mild-moderate in nature. No de novo erectile or ejaculatory dysfunction was reported. Conclusion This study corroborates prior published pilot and randomized controlled trial results indicating significant relief of urinary symptoms and reproducibility of responses to thermal therapy. Convective radiofrequency thermal therapy with the Rezūm system warrants consideration as a first-line treatment for LUTS/BPH as an alternative to the use of pharmaceutical agents.

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Procedural techniques and multicenter postmarket experience using minimally invasive convective radiofrequency thermal therapy with Rezūm system for treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Erik E Alexander

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Procedural techniques and multicenter postmarket experience using minimally invasive convective radiofrequency thermal therapy with Rezūm system for treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia.