TY  - EJOU
AU  - Elterman, Dean 
AU  - Gao, Bruce 
AU  - Zorn, Kevin C. 
AU  - Bhojani, Naeem 
AU  - Chughtai, Bilal 

TI  - How I Do It: Temporarily Implanted Nitinol Device (iTind)
T2  - Canadian Journal of Urology

PY  - 2021
VL  - 28
IS  - 4
SN  - 1488-5581

AB  - Benignprostatichyperplasiaisacommonandprogressive diseaseaffectingagingmenwhichhasasignifcantimpact on quality of life.  The second-generation Temporarily Implanted Nitinol Device (iTind) is an FDA approved temporaryprostaticurethraldevicewhichcanbedeployed using standard fexible cystoscopy without sedation or generalanesthesia.Thedeviceisleftin-situfor5to7days and is then entirely removed in the offce, using an open-ended silicone catheter.  Prospective, randomized data indicate that iTind has favorable functional and sexual patient outcomes.  Readers will familiarize themselves withiTind,signifcanthistoricalstudiesandthetechnique for deploying iTind using a fexible cystoscope in the offce setting.  
KW  - BPH
KW  -  prostate
KW  -  TMIST
KW  -  iTind

DO  -