Rezum: a new transurethral water vapour therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia

Rezum is a minimally invasive transurethral water vapour therapy for benign prostatic enlargement which uses thermal energy for treatment. The short-term results show it to have good outcomes with a potential for outpatient-based treatment preserving sexual function.

This review serves to provide an overview of the technique and evaluate its safety and efficacy.

Therapeutic advances in urology. 2018 Aug 12*** epublish ***

Jennifer Westwood, Robert Geraghty, Patrick Jones, Bhavan P Rai, Bhaskar K Somani

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, UK., James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK., Bhaskar K. SomaniUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO166YD, UK.