title: Transurethral microwave thermotherapy for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: preliminary experience.
abstract: One hundred and fifty patients with symptomatic benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) underwent transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT). The single 1-hour TUMT session in the clinic was well tolerated and without significant adverse events. The mean Madsen urinary symptom score declined from 11.3 to 2.1 with a concomitant 54% increase in peak urinary flow rates by 4 months. Of the 22 patients with catheter-dependent urinary retention, 91% became catheter free. These early results appear to establish TUMT as an effective treatment of symptomatic BPH.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Santa Maria Clinic, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Van Cauwelaert
authors.forename: O C
authors.initials: OC
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Aquirre
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Azocar
authors.forename: F I
authors.initials: FI
authors.lastname: Medina
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008872:Microwaves; D008875:Middle Aged; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D012984:Software; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy