Water Vapor Therapy and Zonal Anatomy of the Prostate

Int Neurourol J. 2024 Mar;28(1):67-69. doi: 10.5213/inj.2346278.139. Epub 2024 Mar 31.ABSTRACTWater vapor therapy using Rezūm has been recently introduced as a minimally invasive surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia and is being increasingly performed. However, there is a lack of real-time images showing this practice and how convective water vapor acts in the prostate gland. In real-time ultrasonography, convective water vapor rapidly spreads throughout the ipsilateral transitional zone and is mostly limited within the transitional zone. For educational purposes, we would like to present a case to help readers understand water vapor therapy by visualizing convective water vapor using real-time ultrasound.PMID:38569622 | PMC:PMC10990760 | DOI:10.5213/inj.2346278.139
Source: International Neurourology Journal - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Source Type: research