Complications in hyperthermia treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Of 435 patients treated with local hyperthermia to the prostate 27 had 29 complications, for an over-all complication rate of 6.6%. Urinary tract infections (7 cases), hematuria (6), and epididymitis (2) accounted for roughly half of the complications and could be attributed to the insertion of a catheter rather than the treatment itself but this remains to be proved. Most of the complications occurred within the first 3 treatment sessions. Despite the complication, 9 patients continued and completed the treatment course. Mean age of the study group was 73 +/- 8.3 years. Given the age of these patients, high incidence of accompanying diseases and low rate of complications, local hyperthermia should be considered a viable low risk treatment option in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Lindner
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Department of Urology, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel.
Siegel
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YI
Saranga
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R
Korzcak
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D
Matzkin
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H
Braf
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Z
D000368:Aged; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000209:etiology*; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000628:therapy*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology*