MIST procedures for enlarged prostate treatment

Dr. Kevin Zorn, MD, FRCPC, Urologist MIST procedures for enlarged prostate treatment

Duration: 1 minute and 26 seconds

When it comes to treating BPH, there is a new type of procedure class called MIST, or ‘minimally invasive surgical treatment’. It is created for a patient's a new option rather than taking pills and drugs daily for the rest of their life or surgery, which is done in the hospital in an under an anesthesia to a less invasive technique. There is a certain percentage of men who don't want to be on medications for the rest of their life and potentially may fall into retention later due to prostate regrowth.

Unfortunately, the digital rectal exam is not the best tool to measure prostate volume and doesn't allow us to measure the height or volume of the prostate. So as such patients will continue to potentially have growth in their prostate examination, which wouldn't be picked up during regular rectal examination. As such, the use of ultrasound or cystoscopy may allow for continued monitoring of the prostate volume and size.

To recap in the past, when you're diagnosed with BPH, you may be prescribed medications, or may have surgery have tissue removed. You may have potential risk of bleeding or hospitalization. under anesthesia. We now have this new category of mist, which is similar to cystoscopy. And that we can offer quick procedures all which take under 10 minutes under a local anesthesia, which will have direct impact on opening up the prostate.

Presenter: Dr. Kevin Zorn, Urologist, Montreal, QC

Local Practitioners: Urologist