HOW DOES THERMOTHERAPY EFFECTIVELY WORK ON BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA
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Transurethral microwave thermotherapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) remains the gold standard for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). In general, while this procedure is safe, patients require a spinal, epidural, or general anesthesia and often several days of hospital stay; the potential morbidity and mortality limits the use of TURP in high-risk patients. Pharmacotherapy has been recommended as a fir...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Japanese Journal of Urology
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0021-5287,1884-7110
DOI: 10.5980/jpnjurol1989.86.1360