Periurethral transurethral microwave thermotherapy for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: An interim 1-year safety and efficacy analysis using the TherMatrx TMx-2000™

Techniques in Urology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 288-293

  Albala, D M ^a   Turk, T M T ^a   Fulmer, B R ^a   Koleski, F ^a   Andriole, G ^a   Davis, B E ^a   Eure, G R ^a   Kabalin, J N ^a   Lingeman, J ^a   Nuzzarello, J ^a   Sundaram, C ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Microwave; Minimally invasive treatments; Thermotherapy; Transurethral microwave thermotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSURIA; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM FISTULA; RECTUM INJURY; RETROGRADE EJACULATION; TRANSURETHRAL MICROWAVE THERMOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA STRICTURE; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE; MICROWAVES; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; SAFETY;

EID: 0034489073     PISSN: 10793259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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