March 7th 2023
The investigators retrospectively analyzed ABU case log data on 8 different BPH surgical procedures ranging from 2008 to 2021.
Dr. Gill discusses clinical impact of the new wave of BPH treatments
October 23rd 2022In this installment of Urology Times’ 50th Anniversary Innovation Celebration, Bradley Gill, MD, MS, discusses the impact that the new wave of minimally invasive BPH treatments has had for both patients and urologists.
Dr. Palese discusses same-day discharge following transurethral BPH procedures
April 8th 2022“Patients need to understand that even if you tell them that you may be doing this as an ambulatory procedure, they may actually have to stay afterwards, depending on what you find in the operating room or what happens in the postoperative period,” says Michael A. Palese, MD.
Dr. Nickel discusses saw palmetto as a complementary treatment for LUTS
March 11th 2022"We shouldn't outright provide a negative attitude to our patients who are looking for alternatives that [serve as] complementary medicine, [like] herbal or phytotherapeutic agents," says J. Curtis Nickel, MD, FRCSC.
Study evaluates same-day discharge for BPH procedures
February 17th 2022“There's no question that many patients [undergoing transurethral BPH surgery] can be done as a same-day ambulatory procedure. But you need to look at the criteria as to who you're going to keep and who you're not going to keep,” says Michael A. Palese, MD.
Dr. Nickel highlights first 2 parts of pivotal review of saw palmetto in BPH
February 2nd 2022“What's interesting in Dr Strum's analysis of these trials is that he not only looked at the English literature, which many of us are familiar with, but he looked at the many studies done in countries that were published in the non-English literature and never found [their] way into any of our analyses,” says J. Curtis Nickel, MD, FRCSC.
Rezum therapy: Why it should be considered in large prostates
November 29th 2021“While this study does offer a lot of promise for the treatment options that we can offer to these patients, it does also highlight the need for further prospective trials to evaluate the efficacy of this treatment, as well as the treatments of all the different surgical options available to patients who are suffering from BPH,” says Evan Garden.
Aquablation therapy as a discussion point in patient counseling
November 26th 2021“I think the key elements are that you should know about Aquablation if you are treating BPH in consideration for your patients and care, especially those who are looking for a more durable response and to maintain their ejaculation,” says Kevin Zorn, MD, FRCSC, FACS.