title: Transurethral microwave thermotherapy in the treatment of chronic abacterial prostatitis: a 2 years follow-up.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT) is a minimally invasive, outpatient treatment, applied as a single session of 1-hour duration.
  
  
  METHODS
  A group of 11 patients with chronic abacterial prostatitis, who failed to respond to a variety of conventional treatments, underwent this therapy in our centre.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results after two years of follow-up are encouraging: 88% remain free of symptoms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Thermotherapy seems to add a new alternative for this hard to manage disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University Hospital Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Michielsen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Van Camp
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Wyndaele
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Verheyden
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008872:Microwaves / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000532:radiotherapy*