title: [Transurethral needle ablation (TUNA) of the prostate: preliminary results].
abstract: A multicentric prospective study was designed in Italy to verify the efficacy and the safety of TUNA-BPH patients treatment. The study is co-ordinate by Progress in Urology Association was started in January 1994. Thirty five patients were treated (Mean age 68.4 +/- 4.1 aa). All patients were selected and evaluated to respect the recommendations of the International Consensus Committee (Paris 1993). The procedure was performed with lidocaine 2.5% urethral gel, oral intake of 10 mg of diazepam and steroidal antiphlogistic drugs 1 hour before treatment. Maximal number of prostatic lesions were 6; in 2 BPH initial cases were done 2 lesions alone. The treatment was interrupted at the third lesion in 2 patients because uncomfortable. Hematuria was observed in all patients, but it was resolved within 12 hours. Irritative symptoms were referred by 10 patients (28.6%) and they spontaneously were insignificant within 24 hours. One patient had an acute prostatitis. In 15 patients (42.6%) was necessary to put a suprapubic cystostomy, but all except one voided within 36 hours. We noted narrow connection between prostatic lesions number and urinary acute retention after TUNA. The average follow-up is 3.2 months (range 0.5-6). At the follow-up urine culture was always negative and PSA values increased in the first month. The value of PSA was always higher than pre-treatment, but from 1 month to 3 months progressively reduced.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Ospedale Predabissi, Melegnano.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Campo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bergamaschi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Muto
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rigatti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moroni
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Colombo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Corrada
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009339:Needles; D018579:Patient Selection; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D014563:Urodynamics
chemical_list: D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen