Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Investigators reported that the treatment-emergent adverse event results showed combination tamsulosin and mirabegron was well-tolerated and had a favorable safety profile.

Holmium laser lithotripsy with Moses 2.0 is intended to enhance precision and versatility by optimizing laser energy transmission.

The drug-coated balloon catheter system is being compared with a sham device in a double-blinded randomized trial.

Minimally invasive water vapor thermal therapy offers rapid improvements in LUTS, QoL, and flow rate that remain durable to 5 years in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia.

The study compared the 2 procedures over 24 months of follow-up.

Significant improvements in BPH-related lower urinary tract symptoms were observed with the system.

Steven A. Kaplan, MD, explains the updates in the AUA 2020 guideline on lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Only 1.5% of patients undergo repeat surgical intervention for BPH recurrence.

Patient-reported outcomes showed a superior experience regarding post-procedure BPH symptoms with the UroLift prostatic urethral lift over Rezum tissue ablation with steam injection.