Hot Topics: What's New in BPH Management

Thursday, October 30, 2025

11:15 - 12:45 GMT+0

Co-Chair(s)

Kevin Zorn

President, Director of BPHCanada
BPHCanada Prostate Surgical Institute, Mont-Royal Surgical Center, Montreal, QC, Canada, Canada
Cosimo De Nunzio

Professor of Urology
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Rohit Joshi

CHAIRMAN AND HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT
AARNA SUPERSPECIALITY HOSPITAL, India

At the end of this session, attendees should be able to:

Evaluate emerging pharmacologic strategies for BPH management.
Examine the advantages, limitations, and idications of transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), anatomic endoscopic enucleation of the prostate (AEEP), and aquablation for the management of BPH.
Discuss the role of water vapor thermal therapy (WVTT) and prostatic urethral lift in current BPH management.
Summarize the implications of emerging approaches, such as newers stents, prostatic artery embolization (PAE), and simple prostatectomy for BPH management strategies.

11:15 GMT+0

Welcome and Introductions
11:15 - 11:25 GMT+0

Newer Concepts of Medical Management
Speaker: Antonio Luigi Pastore – Sapienza University of Rome, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine Dept. of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies Urology Unit, ICOT Latina
11:25 GMT+0

Debate on TURP vs AEEP vs Aquablation
11:25 - 11:34 GMT+0

TURP
11:34 - 11:43 GMT+0

AEEP
Speaker: Wojciech Krajewski – Wrocław Medical University Hospital
11:43 - 11:52 GMT+0

AQUABLATION
11:52 - 11:57 GMT+0

Rebuttal
11:57 GMT+0

Debate on WVTT vs PUL
11:57 - 12:06 GMT+0

WVTT
12:06 - 12:15 GMT+0

PUL
Speaker: Neil Barber – Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
12:15 - 12:20 GMT+0

Rebuttal
12:20 - 12:28 GMT+0

Newer Stents in BPH
12:28 - 12:37 GMT+0

Present Status of PAE
Speaker: Kevin C. Zorn – BPHCanada Prostate Surgical Institute, Mont-Royal Surgical Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
12:37 - 12:45 GMT+0

Simple Robotic Prostatectomy for BPH