TRANSURETHRAL MICROWAVE THERMOTHERAPY FOR BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERTROPHY

Transurethral microwave thermotherapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) remains the gold standard for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). In general, while this procedure is safe, patients require a spinal, epidural, or general anesthesia and often several days of hospital stay; the potential morbidity and mortality limits the use of TURP in high-risk patients. Pharmacotherapy has been recommended as a fir...

High-energy transurethral microwave thermotherapy: a thermoablative treatment for benign prostatic obstruction.

OBJECTIVES High-energy transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT) was developed to increase treatment efficacy over former low-energy treatment protocols as an outpatient-based, anesthesia-free procedure for patients with benign prostatic obstruction. A Phase II study was conducted to evaluate treatment outcome and to enlighten possible prognostic factors. METHODS Eighty-five patients with ...

Transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT) for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)--our first 100 cases.

One hundred consecutive cases treated by Transurethral Microwave Thermotherapy (TUMT) since October 1991 were analysed to assess its efficacy and safety. Out of these, 28 were in urinary retention. Patients were selected based on Madsen Symptom Score (MSS), Uroflowmetry, Transrectal Ultrasound Scanning (TRUS) plus biopsy and flexible cystoscopy. In the non-retention group, symptomatic improveme...

[Transurethral microwave thermotherapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia: a 1-year follow-up study].

The authors studied a 1-year effect of transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT) using the PROSTCARE apparatus (Bruker Spectrospin Wissembourg, Frace) on 35 patients with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The device is equipped with a unique non-invasive system "radiometry" for the measurement of the intraprostatic temperature to regulate the microwave emission power and to eli...

Transurethral microwave thermotherapy: an evolving technology in the treatment of benign prostatic enlargement.