1. Thermobalancing conservative treatment for moderate-to-low-degree lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to prostate enlargement.
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Allen, Simon, Aghajanyan, Ivan Gerasimovich, and Schumacher, Udo
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URINARY tract infection treatment , *SYMPTOMS , *PROSTATE hypertrophy , *BENIGN prostatic hyperplasia , *TREATMENT effectiveness - Abstract
Background: The prostate undergoes gradual growth throughout men's lives, resulting in development of lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (LUTS/BPH). The aim of this review was to determine whether Thermobalancing could be used for conservative treatment of LUTS/BPH. Methods and Results: Men older than 55 with LUTS derived to BPH used Thermobalancing therapy enabled by therapeutic device as mono-therapy. The main group consisted of 124 patients with the prostate volume (PV) up to 60 ml, however, there were also men with the prostate volume (PV) over 60 ml that were studied separately. Before and after six months Thermobalancing the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) lessened (p < 0.001), quality of life (QoL) index improved, ultrasound PV reduced (p < 0.001) and uroflowmetry maximum flow rate (Qmax) increased (p < 0.001). The dynamics of the same measurements in the watchful waiting or active surveillance control group have shown negative outcomes. Discussion and Conclusions: The observed positive effect of therapeutic device for BPH has allowed us to recommend this side-effect-free therapy in watchful waiting or active surveillance approach. Therefore, Thermobalancing can be used as safe physiotherapeutic solution for men with enlarged prostate in order to reduce LUTS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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