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Efficacy of transurethral needle ablation of the prostate for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia
- Source :
- International Journal of Urology. 6:341-345
- Publication Year :
- 1999
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 1999.
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Abstract
- Background: We evaluated the efficacy and safety of transurethral needle ablation (TUNATM) of the prostate for treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) as one institute participating in a Japanese clinical trial. Methods: Thirty-three patients with symptomatic BPH were treated with the TUNATM procedure in our institute. The international prostate symptom score (IPSS), quality of life (QOL) score, residual urine volume (RV), prostate volume (PV) and peak urinary flow rates (Qmax) were measured and complications were assessed. Results: We followed and evaluated 30 of the 33 cases. At 12 months there were significant improvements in the IPSS (20.7 to 11.2, P < 0.0001), QOL score (4.9 to 2.1, P < 0.0001), RV (46.6 to 22.6 mL, P < 0.01), PV (37.8 to 30.0 mL3, P < 0.002) and Qmax (8.00 to 11.0 mL/s, P < 0.002). There were no serious complications. Conclusion: This trial shows that the TUNATM procedure is a safe and efficacious treatment for symptomatic BPH.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Biopsy
Urology
medicine.medical_treatment
Prostatic Hyperplasia
Urethra
Quality of life
Prostate
medicine
Humans
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
business.industry
Transurethral needle ablation of the prostate
Hyperthermia, Induced
Middle Aged
Hyperplasia
medicine.disease
Ablation
Residual urine volume
Clinical trial
Treatment Outcome
medicine.anatomical_structure
Needles
International Prostate Symptom Score
Safety
Urinary Catheterization
business
Follow-Up Studies
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14422042 and 09198172
- Volume :
- 6
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Urology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....cbbe01fbaccb98b3ef042c9880c19322