Office-Based Procedures for BPH. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common disease in men. A rapidly rising demand for safe and effective therapy for BPH has generated novel minimally invasive surgical treatments (MISTs). With multiple procedural options in the urology armamentarium for BPH therapy, we describe the current therapies and outcomes for office-based procedures for BPH including quality of life, voiding symptoms, and sexual function. RECENT FINDINGS: There are three FDA-approved MISTs (Rezūm, Urolift, and iTind) and three emerging MISTs for BPH. Preliminary data suggest improvement in voiding symptoms and quality of life while minimizing unwanted sexual side effects. Long term data is required on the durability and safety of MISTs for BPH. MISTs mark a paradigm shift in BPH management. Sandwiched between conservative medical management and conventional transurethral surgery, these novel technologies promise to combine efficacy approaching that of TURP while sparing the negative side effects. We envision a future where BPH can be diagnosed and treated in an office-based setting with a standard cystoscope in one procedure.

publication date

  • December 16, 2021

Research

keywords

  • Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
  • Prostatic Hyperplasia
  • Transurethral Resection of Prostate

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85121376768

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1177/1756287219828971

PubMed ID

  • 34913101

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 22

issue

  • 12