The therapeutic application of hyperthermia in the bladder.
Experience with 10 cases of hyperthermic irrigation of the bladder suggests that irrigation with saline at 80 degrees C for 10 to 15 min will stop bleeding and destroy epithelium and muscle layers without causing visceral injury or systemic disturbance. It may be preferable to cystectomy in certain poor-risk patients, or in those who refuse cystectomy for fear of impotence.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013696:Temperature; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*