Rezum Water Vapor Thermal Therapy Improves BPH Symptoms: Study
By the seventh decade of life, approximately 70% of men have histological evidence of histological stromoglandular hyperplasia, namely benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). This hyperplasia is commonly associated with the progressive development of voiding and storage-related lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS).
In a recent study, researchers have reported that many men with medium-sized glands will experience sustained improvements in BPH symptoms following Rezūm therapy. The study findings were published in The Journal of Urology, April 2021.
This newest Minimally invasive surgical treatments (MISTs) is a water vapor thermal therapy using radiofrequency to create thermal energy in the form of water vapor. It was specifically developed as a platform technology for transurethral energy transfer using the convective properties of water, releasing large amounts of stored thermal energy (540 calories/mL H2O) as the vapor contacts prostate tissue and condenses back to the water. Dr Kevin T. McVary and his team conducted a study to present final 5-year outcomes of the multicenter randomized sham-controlled trial of Rezum water vapor therapy for the treatment of moderate-to-severe LUTS due to BPH.
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