Vitality Plus Urology Clinic offers Optilume® BPH Catheter System for the treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH). Vitality Plus Urology is the only company in Arkansas that currently provides this service. Mountain Home area patients now have exclusive access to this next-generation BPH treatment, providing clinically-proven, immediate, and lasting results.
This system is a revolutionary treatment that provides immediate and durable symptom relief for men who are experiencing BPH induced lower urinary tract symptoms. Typically administered as an outpatient procedure, Optilume BPH is a new, safe, and effective minimally invasive procedure that provides patients with immediate improvement in urinary symptoms and quality of life.
As men age, it’s common to encounter prostate enlargement, leading to a condition known as BPH. In fact, BPH affects 70% of men 60-69 years of age and 80% of those 70 years of age or older. The prostate surrounds the tube responsible for transporting urine and semen, known as the urethra. With BPH, as the prostate grows larger, it exerts pressure on the urethra, potentially causing interruptions in the natural flow of urine.
The FDA-approved Optilume BPH Catheter System revolutionizes the treatment paradigm by providing immediate and durable symptom relief for men experiencing BPH induced lower urinary tract symptoms, including frequent trips to the bathroom, day and night; weak, slow or intermittent flow; urgent need to pee; and inability to fully empty bladder.
Optilume BPH is a drug-coated balloon that is inserted into the urethra via a telescopic camera, to the prostate. Once in the prostate, the balloon expands creating an opening, and releases the safe and proven drug paclitaxel, into the open prostate. When the drug coating is fully released, the balloon is deflated and removed. The drug prevents re-fusion of the lobes during healing, keeping the prostate open, restoring the flow of urine and relieving bothersome BPH symptoms.
Highlights of the Optilume BPH Catheter System include:
• Clinical studies show Optilume BPH is safe and effective
• Immediate and durable symptom relief
• Minimal catheter time post-procedure
• No impact on sexual function
• Quick recovery
• Highest clinically reported flow rates of any minimally invasive therapy
• In-office/outpatient procedure
• No cutting, heating, burning, lasering, steaming, or implantation
This minimally invasive surgical therapy combines mechanical dilation with concurrent localized delivery of paclitaxel for treating BPH. With Optilume there is no cutting, heating, burning, lasering, steaming or implantation.
How it works:
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The Optilume BPH Catheter System enlarges, or dilates, the space between the prostate’s two lobes to increase urine flow through the urethra.
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The Pre-Dilation Catheter separates the prostate’s lobes.
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The DCB Catheter increases the dilation and separation while also transferring a drug (paclitaxel) to both the urethra where it crosses the prostate and to the prostate lobes to reduce prostate regrowth after the procedure.
What does it accomplish?
Typically, people who received the Optilume BPH Catheter System have experienced improved International Prostate Symptom Scores (IPSS) and increased peak urinary flow rates for at least 12 months post-procedure.
Patients interested in a consultation with Dr. Daniel Decker or Dr. Austin Barber should call 870-232-5215 or email info@vitalityplusurology.com to schedule an appointment.