Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Delhi Hospital Introduces Steam Therapy for Enlarged Prostate
An enlarged prostate can make it hard for men to pass urine.
It can also cause frequent trips to the bathroom and disturbed sleep.
Fortis Hospital in Delhi has introduced a treatment called Rezūm water-vapour therapy.
Doctors use controlled steam to reduce extra prostate tissue.
This can help urine flow more easily.
The treatment usually does not need general anaesthesia.
Patients can often go home the same day.
The hospital says the treatment may be an option for some eligible patients instead of traditional surgery or long-term medicine.
Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, has introduced Rezūm water-vapour therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia.
The minimally invasive procedure uses controlled steam to shrink excess prostate tissue and ease urinary blockage.
It typically requires no general anaesthesia and is generally performed as a same-day procedure.
The hospital cited symptoms among about 25% of men aged 40–49, 37% aged 50–60 and more than half above 60 in India.
Five-year clinical data cited by the hospital showed sustained symptom relief, with 4.4% of patients requiring follow-up surgery.
- Who
- Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, and its urology team, including Dr Anurag Puri, introduced the treatment.
- What
- A minimally invasive Rezūm water-vapour procedure for benign prostatic hyperplasia, or an enlarged prostate.
- When
- The treatment was announced on September 14.
- Where
- Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, in Delhi-NCR.
- Why
- To offer eligible patients an alternative to conventional surgery and long-term medication for prostate-related urinary blockage.
- Condition
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia, a non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate
- Treatment
- Rezūm water-vapour therapy
- Anaesthesia
- Typically performed without general anaesthesia
- Discharge
- Generally conducted as a day-care procedure with same-day discharge
- Five-year outcome
- The hospital cited sustained symptom relief, with 4.4% of patients requiring follow-up surgery
- Reported prevalence
- About 25% of men aged 40–49, 37% aged 50–60 and more than half of men above 60 reportedly have BPH-related symptoms in India
- Hospital claim
- Fortis Hospital said it is the first multi-speciality hospital in Delhi-NCR to offer the treatment