How to cite: Crawford, E. David, MD, Elterman, Dean S., MD, MSC, FRCSC, and Kaplan, Steven A., MD. “Optilume® BPH Catheter System: Optilume® BPH Product and Clinical Data Overview.” June 2024. Accessed Nov 2024. https://grandroundsinurology.com/optilume-bph-catheter-system-optilume-bph-product-and-clinical-data-overview/
Optilume® BPH Catheter System: Optilume® BPH Product and Clinical Data Overview
David Crawford, MD, sits down with Dean S. Elterman, MD, MSC, FRCSC, and Stephen Kaplan, MD, to discuss the evolution of BPH treatment and the Optilume® BPH Catheter System, a novel minimally-invasive surgical therapy (MIST). This is the first in a series supported by Laborie.
Dr. Elterman begins with an overview of the Optilume® BPH Drug-Coated Balloon Catheter. He presents the components of the combination drug/device system and their utility. He presents a demonstration of the system in action.
Dr. Kaplan presents data from the clinical investigations of the effectiveness of the Optilume® BPH Catheter System. He provides an overview of the results from the EVEREST study and the landmark PINNACLE trial, which was published in the September 2023 issue of the Journal of Urology. He notes that the major benefits of the treatment include significant flow rate improvement despite the lack of tissue removal and low surgical retreatment rates.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Researcher-physician E. David Crawford, MD, Jack A. Vickers Director of Prostate Research and Professor of Urology at the University of California, San Diego, has devoted his career in medicine to educating the public about men's health issues and finding effective techniques and procedures to address prostate cancer, the most common malignancy affecting men in the United States.
Dr. Dean S. Elterman completed his medical degree followed by residency in urologic surgery at the University of Toronto. He became a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 2011. Dr. Elterman completed a two-year fellowship in Voiding Dysfunction, Neuro-Urology, Female Urology and Pelvic Reconstruction at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City.
Dr. Steven A. Kaplan is the Director of the Men’s Wellness Program at Mount Sinai Health System and a Professor of Urology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He is an internationally renowned leader in the study of benign diseases of the prostate, the association of metabolic factors with voiding dysfunction, and female urology.
