[Local prostatic hyperthermia in the therapy of urinary obstruction caused by prostatic adenoma. Experimental, clinico histologic and structural findings].
A specifically designed system of selective prostate heating was used to treat 197 patients with prostatic diseases: 164 benign prostatic hypertrophy cases, 14 prostatic adenocarcinoma cases, 19 chronic abacterial prostatitis cases. Ninety-one benign prostatic hypertrophy patients could be evaluated at the three month follow-up date. Sixty-eight patients complained of severe obstructive symptoms and 23 had an indwelling catheter. Prostates were heated up to 42 +/- 0.5 degrees C during 60 minute long sessions, once or twice a week for five weeks. Local prostatic hyperthermia determined a marked amelioration of the clinical picture in 67% of patients who presented without an indwelling catheter. Sixteen patients (70%) were weaned off the catheter. Major complications were not encountered.
Rigatti
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Divisione di Urologia, Istituto San Raffaele, Milano.
Guazzoni
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Montorsi
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Colombo
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R
Di Girolamo
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D014524:Urethral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
L'ipertermia locale prostatica nella terapia dell'ostruzione urinaria da adenoma prostatico. Acquisizioni sperimentali, cliniche istologiche ed ultrastrutturali.