title: [Transrectal hyperthermia for the treatment of chronic prostatitis].
abstract: A total of 36 cases with chronic non-bacterial and non-chlamydial prostatitis or prostatodynia underwent 5 weekly, 1-hour sessions of transrectal microwave hyperthermia (43 degrees C) to the prostate. All patients had a long history of the condition and failed to respond to a variety of conventional treatments. The efficacy of the treatment was evaluated by the effects on subjective symptoms and/or on white blood cells in expressed prostatic secretions. Concerning the overall clinical efficacy, excellent results were obtained in 11 (30.6%), good in 8 (22.2%), fair in 8 (22.2%) and poor in 9 (25.2%). Although minor complications were noted in 5 cases (anal pain; 2, hematospermia; 1, hematuria; 1), all cases received full sessions. These results indicated the usefulness of the hyperthermia for this benign condition, which has so far responded poorly to the conventional therapy.
authors: Department of Urology, Okayama University Medical School.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Kumon
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authors: N
authors: Ono
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Uno
authors: T
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authors: Hayashi
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Hata
authors: T
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authors: Takenaka
authors: T
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authors: Watanabe
authors: H
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authors: Ohmori
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008872:Microwaves / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000628:therapy*