title: [Microwave tissue coagulation for bladder carcinoma].
abstract: 47 patients with bladder carcinoma were treated by microwave tissue coagulation (MTC) through urethra. The total effective rate was 100%. Among 43 patients followed-up, 17 had recurrence of the carcinoma 6-20 months after operation and received another MTC therapy successfully. This kind of treatment is indicated for tiny, multiple, scattered and reccurred tumor. It has advantages of safety, easy operation, fast effect, mild suffering. It is an ideal treatment for the patients who are intolerable or unwilling to accept major operation.
authors.affiliation: Tianjin Second Hospital.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003558:Cystoscopy; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008872:Microwaves / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*