Aalya Hamouda, Ahmed Ibrahim, Nicholas Corsi, Giampaolo Siena, Dean S Elterman, Bilal Chughtai, Naeem Bhojani, Francesco Sessa, Anna Rivetti, Silvia Secco, Kevin C Zorn
Minimally invasive surgery techniques (MIST) have become newly adopted in urological care. Given this, new analgesic techniques are important in optimizing patient outcomes and resource management. Rezūm treatment (RT) for BPH has emerged as a new MIST with excellent patient outcomes, including improving quality of life (QoL) and International Prostate Symptom Scores (IPSSs), while also preserving sexual function. Currently, the standard analgesic approach for RT involves a peri-prostatic nerve block (PNB) using a transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) or systemic sedation anesthesia...
February 2024: Canadian Journal of Urology