The Rezum procedure in benign prostate hyperplasia: Initial experience at a single center in Turkey

Year 2023, , 23 - 29, 30.01.2023

Mert Kılıç , Mevlana Derya Balbay

https://doi.org/10.54233/endouroloji.1217490

Abstract

Objective: In this study, we aimed to present our initial experiences with the Rezum procedure, including voiding and sexual outcomes.
Material and Methods: A total of 24 patients who underwent the Rezum procedure between June 2021 and August 2022 were included in this retrospective study. For each procedure, 2 to 12 injections were applied to the median and lateral prostate lobes. We analyzed the baseline and follow-up data and compared the outcomes of patients with and without the median lobe of the prostate.
Results: The mean follow-up time was 7.5 months. The International Prostate Symptom Score decreased in all patients by 15 points on average (p<0.001), while the maximum urinary flow increased by 5 mL/s on average in all patients except three who had similar values (p<0.001). The post-void residual decrease was 55 mL (p<0.001). In terms of the variables examined, there was no significant difference between patients who had a median lobe and those who had not. Neither any sexual worsening nor any major complications were observed. As for minor complications, two patients had macrohematuria, four had dysuria that required non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug therapy, and two required re-catheterization due to urinary retention.
Conclusion: The Rezum procedure is an effective and practical method, even in patients who have median lobes of the prostate, and preserves sexual functions.

Keywords

Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, Minimally invasive surgery, Prostatic Hyperplasia, Rezum

Benign prostat büyümesinde Rezum prosedürü: Türkiye’den tek merkezli ilk deneyimlerimiz

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmada üriner ve cinsel sonuçlar dahil olmak üzere Rezum prosedürü ile ilgili ilk deneyimlerimizi sunmayı amaçladık.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu retrospektif çalışmaya Haziran 2021 ile Ağustos 2022 arasında Rezum işlemi uygulanan toplam 24 hasta dahil edildi. Her prosedür için prostatın lateral ve varsa medyan loblarına 2 ila 12 enjeksiyon uygulandı. Başlangıç ve takip verileri analiz edildi. Ayrıca prostat medyan lobu olan ve olmayan hastaların sonuçları da karşılaştırıldı.
Bulgular: Ortalama takip süresi 7,5 aydı. Uluslararası Prostat Semptom Skoru tüm hastalarda ortalama 15 puan azalırken (p<0,001), maksimum idrar akışı benzer değerlere sahip üç hasta dışında tüm hastalarda arttı (ortalama 5 mL/s) (p<0,001). İşeme sonrası rezidüel idrarda azalma ise ortalama 55 mL idi (p<0,001). Medyan lobu olan ve olmayan hastalar arasında hiçbir değişken için anlamlı fark yoktu. Hiçbir hastada herhangi bir cinsel kötüleşme ya da majör bir komplikasyon gözlenmedi. Minör komplikasyon olarak, iki hastada makrohematüri, dördünde non-steroidal antiinflamatuar ilaç tedavisi gerektiren dizüri ve iki hastada idrar retansiyonu nedeniyle tekrar kateterizasyon saptandı.
Sonuç: Rezum işlemi prostat medyan loblu hastalarda dahi cinsel fonksiyonları koruyan etkili ve pratik bir prosedürdür.

Keywords

Alt üriner sistem semptomları, Prostat büyümesi, Minimal invaziv tedavi, Rezum

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