Third-generation cryotherapy for prostate cancer in the UK: a prospective study of the early outcomes in primary and recurrent disease
| Autor: | Damian Greene, Joanne Cresswell, Susan Asterling, Moazzam Chaudhary, N. Sheikh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Male
Nephrology medicine.medical_specialty Urology medicine.medical_treatment Cryotherapy Disease-Free Survival Transurethral prostatectomy Prostate cancer Risk Factors Internal medicine medicine Humans Prospective Studies Prospective cohort study Aged Ultrasonography Salvage Therapy business.industry Urinary retention Prostatic Neoplasms Length of Stay Middle Aged Prostate-Specific Antigen medicine.disease Surgery Radiation therapy Treatment Outcome Erectile dysfunction Neoplasm Recurrence Local medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | BJU International. 97:969-974 |
| ISSN: | 1464-410X 1464-4096 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2006.06073.x |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE To present the early results of the use of third-generation cryotherapy in primary and recurrent prostate cancer at one UK centre. PATIENTS AND METHODS Over a 14-month period 51 patients underwent cryotherapy for prostate cancer. In 31 patients cryotherapy was used as the primary treatment and in 20 as a salvage treatment after radiotherapy or hormone ablation. Data were collected prospectively and the median follow-up was 9 months. RESULTS The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level decreased to |
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