No difference in Peak flow rate change (14% vs. 17%). Recruitment from 7 centers; single treatment center. TUMT group had somewhat lower Madsen Score and residual volume at baseline. 12-month ...
Many men who receive microwave therapy for enlarged prostates experience significant surges in blood pressure that could raise their risk of a heart attack or stroke. An enlarged prostate gland is a ...
Although transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is the standard treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), new minimally invasive methods have recently been gaining in popularity.
Schelin and colleagues' prospective, controlled, multicenter study enrolled 120 patients (aged ≥45 years) with symptomatic BPH and persistent urinary retention that required catheterization. The ...
There was a large placebo effect noted from both transperineal and transrectal injections. Minimally invasive therapy Transurethral microwave therapy (TUMT). In a Cochrane Review published in 2012, ...
BP surges occur in many men undergoing transurethral microwave therapy (TUMT) for BPH, according to researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. They retrospectively studied 185 patients who ...
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ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Many men who receive microwave therapy for enlarged prostates experience significant surges in blood pressure that could raise their risk of a heart attack or stroke, according to ...