How to cite: Crawford, E. David, MD, Kaplan, Steven A., MD, McVary, Kevin T., MD, FACS. “Optilume® BPH Catheter System: Optilume® Care Pathway and Treatment Options.” July 2024. Accessed Dec 2024. https://grandroundsinurology.com/optilume-bph-catheter-system-optilume-care-pathway-and-treatment-options/
Optilume® BPH Catheter System: Optilume® Care Pathway and Treatment Options
E. David Crawford, MD, Stephen Kaplan, MD, and Kevin T. McVary, MD, FACS, explore the utility of the Optilume® BPH Catheter System, a novel minimally-invasive surgical therapy (MIST). This is the second in a series supported by Laborie.
Dr. McVary begins with an overview of the current BPH market, diagnostic, and treatment algorithms and pharmaceutical/surgical treatment pathways. He illustrates the growing population of men with BPH who are underserved by pharmaceuticals, and those who are concerned about long-term effects of medication on their sexual function. Additionally, he discusses the dangers of delaying surgical management when it is indicated.
Dr. Kaplan then compares the function and outcomes of the Optilume® BPH Catheter System to those of current MIST and invasive surgeries. With an emphasis on the preservation of sexual function and low intraoperative risk, Dr. Kaplan and Dr. McVary discuss the clinical data, their experience with using the Optilume® BPH Catheter System, and their expectations for real-world data.
To see the Thought Leader Q&A session on this topic, click here. To see the first part of this series, click here. For more informational content on the latest developments on men’s health topics like BPH, please visit our Men’s Health Next-Generation Learning Center.
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. 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.
Dr. Kevin T. McVary currently serves as the Director of the Center for Male Health and Professor of Urology at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. He received his MD from Northwestern Medical School. He joined the faculty at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and was a Professor of Urology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine for 23 years. He served as the Director of the Center for Sexual Health at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and was Director of the Andrology Fellowship Program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
