Transurethral Radio Frequency
Thermotherapy for
Symptomatic Benign Prostatic
Hyperplasia

Corica, Alberto; Marianetti, A; Anchelerguez, Raúl; Pratts, J; L, Corica; D, Grau; Nigro, E; Filice, R

doi:10.1159/000474619

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“…Differences are especially marked if a selection of patients is made. Indeed a better objective improvement in a selected group with a peak flow of less than 10 ml/s was observed [22] or in patients with a prostate smaller than 50 cm3 [23] and younger than 65 years [25]. In a group of 50 patients in chronic reten tion with indwelling catheters, 58% were catheter free 2 weeks after treatment with maintenance of an acceptable In order to determine the pathological modifications after hyperthermia-thermotherapy treatment of BPH, his tological studies were performed.…”

Section: Pathological Considerations and Possiblementioning

confidence: 99%

Hyperthermia and Thermotherapy of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Critical Review

Schulman

Bossche²

1993

Eur Urol

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Section: Pathological Considerations and Possiblementioning

confidence: 99%

Hyperthermia and Thermotherapy of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Critical Review

Schulman

Bossche²

1993

Eur Urol

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Transurethral thermotherapy in the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia

Sofras

Sakkas

Kontothanassis

et al. 1996

International Urology and Nephrology

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Transurethral radiofrequency thermotherapy for symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia was performed in 50 selected patients, using the THERMEX II device. High surgical risk patients were included, among them 13 previously catheterized ones, because of unresolved retention for more than 6 months. The treatment consisted of a three-hour single session at 47 degrees C. Follow-up studies were carried out at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months using Madsen score, maximum flow rate, residual urine volume determinations and prostate bulk measurement by transrectal ultrasound. Subjective and objective improvement (of more than two parameters) was noticed in 62% of the patients. Prostatic volume did not change. In the retention group 54% of the patients remained free of catheter. Postoperative histology in 8 cases that failed to respond, revealed focal haemorrhagic and necrotic changes in periurethral glandular tissue. This is a promising method for selected high risk patients that achieves reasonable but not comparable results to TURP and requires further investigation in larger patient groups with BPH.

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