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Local Hyperthermia of the Prostate Gland for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy and Urinary Retention
Author(s) -
LINDNER A.,
BRAF Z.,
LEV A.,
GOLOMB J.,
LEIB Z.,
SIEGEL Y.,
SERVADIO C.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1990.tb14700.x
Subject(s) - urinary retention , cyproterone acetate , medicine , prostate , hyperthermia , urology , cyproterone , muscle hypertrophy , catheter , prostate gland , urinary catheter , surgery , androgen , cancer , hormone
Summary— Local hyperthermia of the prostate was used to treat 72 patients who had an indwelling catheter because of urinary retention caused by benign prostatic hypertrophy. One month after completion of treatment 50% of patients were able to dispense with the catheter and 1 year later 40% remained catheter‐free. The best results were achieved in patients who underwent 6 to 10 treatment sessions in conjunction with cyproterone acetate 50 mg tid administered during the treatment period only.