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ArticleCureus2025

Postoperative Outcomes Following Rezum: A Novel Minimally Invasive Therapy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH).

Muhammad Raheel, Jaskarn Rai, Bilal Ahmad, Malek Gashaan, Roocha Odedra, Antoni J Bochinski

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Muhammad RaheelUrology, Leicester General Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, GBR.
Jaskarn RaiUrology, Leicester General Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, GBR.
Bilal AhmadUrology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, GBR.
Malek GashaanUrology, Leicester General Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, GBR.
Roocha OdedraUrology, Leicester General Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, GBR.
Antoni J BochinskiUrology, Leicester General Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, GBR.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aimed to analyze and evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Rezum (water vaporization of the prostate), a minimally invasive treatment for managing lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), with a focus on postoperative outcomes.  Methodology: Seventy-three patients meeting the inclusion criteria were enrolled in the study at Leicester General Hospital (University Hospitals of Leicester NHS (UHL), NHS trust), Leicester, England, from 1

conclusionThrough this single-center retrospective cohort, we concluded that Rezum is a minimally invasive outpatient procedure that offers safe and effective treatment for LUTS. It has a low side-effect profile and preserves sexual function. Further long-term studies are recommended.

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benign prostatic hyperplasia (bph)lower urinary tract symptoms (luts)postoperative outcome.rezumurodynamic studies

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PMID40955210
PMCPMC12433713

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