A preliminary investigation of temperature distribution in the prostatic urethra during Thermex II thermotherapy.
In a random group of five patients undergoing thermotherapy with Thermex II (Direx Systems), the temperature in the region of the external sphincter was measured using a modified Thermex catheter. In all five patients the measured temperature exceeded 44.5 degrees C for more than half the duration of treatment. Further temperature mapping studies and studies on the assessment of sphincter function after Thermex II thermotherapy are in progress.
Bhanot
S M
SM
University Department of Surgery and Urology, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK.
Chisholm
G D
GD
Smith
D N
DN
D001831:Body Temperature; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate; D014521:Urethra / Q000502:physiology*