Transurethral Microwave Thermotherapy (TUMT) in the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Preliminary Report
| Autor: | Zbigniew Ziętek, Roger J. Ziętek |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Male
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Urology Prostatic Hyperplasia urologic and male genital diseases Conservative Treatment Pharmacotherapy Preliminary report Clinical Research Medicine Humans In patient Microwaves Aged Retrospective Studies Aged 80 and over Urinary symptoms business.industry Transurethral microwave thermotherapy Penile Erection Transurethral Resection of Prostate General Medicine Hyperthermia Induced Hyperplasia Middle Aged medicine.disease Erectile dysfunction International Prostate Symptom Score business |
| Zdroj: | Medical Science Monitor : International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research |
| ISSN: | 1643-3750 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND One treatment option for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT). Unfortunately, TUMT has been increasingly marginalized recently. The aim of this study was to evaluate erectile function and urinary symptoms in patients after TUMT for BPH and compare the results with those of patients on pharmacological treatment for BPH. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study group consisted of 840 patients with BPH treated with TUMT and a control group consisting of 1040 patients who underwent pharmacotherapy. Erectile dysfunction was evaluated using the International Index of Erectile Function-5 questionnaire and the Individual Postoperative Erectile Assessment (IPEA) questionnaire, which was created by the authors for this study. Urinary symptoms were evaluated using the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) questionnaire. RESULTS More than 50% of all patients experienced an improvement in urinary symptoms after TUMT, compared with only approximately 30% in the control group. Differences in each of the IPSS symptom scales between the TUMT and control groups were statistically significant (P |
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