title: [Fractionated low-intensity thermotherapy of benign prostatic hyperplasia].
abstract: 120 patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) (mean age 65.8 +/- 7.7 years) received fractional low-intensity transurethral microwave thermotherapy (FLITMT). Each patient was exposed to 4 FLITMT procedures with 3-4 day interval (duration--60 min at 48.5-49.9 degrees C, ProsTek 3000 unit, USA). Subjective and objective effects of FLITMT were observed in 87 (82.9%) and 75 (71.4%) patients, respectively. A stable effect on IPSS persisted for 3 years, on acceleration of maximal urination rate--within a year. Moreover, FLITMT was associated with a low frequency of complications. This makes the above thermotherapy usable in all BPH patients without absolute indications for surgical treatment.
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Boshchenko
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Gudkov
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Latypov
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Chikharev
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D014554:Urination