Treatment with the REZUM method — a new method of treating prostate adenoma

Age-related changes in the prostate gland are more common in men whose age has reached 50 years. The incidence of benign prostate hyperplasia is increasing every year, so doctors face difficult challenges. Firstly, to find optimal treatment methods that can eliminate the altered tissue, but at the same time preserve sexual, erectile function in men. Secondly, develop preventive measures to prevent the development of the disease.

It is known that part of the urethra passes through the prostate. Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a tissue growth that leads to dysfunction of the organ, the process of urination, erectile dysfunction, and pain. Most often, adenoma develops in the “transition zone”. In case of late consultation with a doctor, hyperplasia can lead to renal failure, and in advanced cases, to malignant degeneration.

Treatment of the disease depends on its stage, the severity of functional disorders, the general condition of the patient and age, and the presence of concomitant pathology. If the disease is detected relatively recently, or as an accidental finding, its symptoms are mild, then in this case preference is given to drug treatment. In other cases, treatment is aimed at eliminating the obstruction to the normal outflow of urine using surgical or non-surgical methods.

Treatment with the REZUM method helps eliminate the main symptoms of prostate adenoma in a minimally invasive way. It converts radiofrequency energy into thermal energy, which acts on organ tissue.

When liquid turns into vapor, thermal energy is released. In their pure form, steam molecules cannot pass through fabric. When steam is heated to a high temperature, it enters human tissue, which has its own temperature of 37 degrees, and the water vapor turns into liquid again. This process is accompanied by the release of thermal energy, which increases the temperature in the tissue to 70 degrees — cell death occurs. In response to this, the human immune system is activated and eliminates dead cells. Thus, using the innovative “Rezum” method, enlarged, overgrown prostate cells are removed.

Elimination of prostate hyperplasia using the “Rezum” method has a number of advantages over surgical treatment methods, and first of all it is the minimum number of complications, including the absence of retrograde ejaculation, which occurs in more than 60% of cases with transurethral resection (TURP).

After resection of the prostate gland, many patients may also experience pain when urinating, discomfort in the genital area, and if the process is severe, the operation may be complicated by bleeding.

Installation of the implant is also inferior to Rezum. Urolift is installed according to indications. Its main task is to open the prostate, but it does not eliminate the main problem, the growth of hyperplastic tissue.

Treatment with the REZUM method is an effective and minimally invasive procedure, after which no significant side effects or complications are observed. It is performed under local anesthesia, which blocks the prostate without turning off consciousness and lasts, on average, 15 minutes.

After surgery, patients recover quickly and can be discharged on the 2nd–3rd day. In addition, only in rare cases after the procedure can a doctor prescribe medication support to a patient, but this is decided individually.

Before performing such operations, doctors from urological clinics in Germany undergo many years of practice, honing their skills on special simulators. Germany is one of the first countries where they began to use the “Rezum” system and now it is most in demand in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia.

The cost of treatment using the REZUM method is from 1500 Euro (economy tariff) to 13000 Euro (premium all-inclusive tariff). Treatment is carried out by a leading professor in urology. Duration 1 day outpatient.