[Interstitial laser coagulation in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Preliminary results]. / Interstitiell laserkoagulasjon ved behandling av benign prostatahyperplasi. Preliminaere erfaringer.
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen
; 117(26): 3790-3, 1997 Oct 30.
Article
en Nor
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9417682
ABSTRACT
51 patients aged 68 (range 52-81) years with lower urinary tract symptoms compatible with obstruction from benign prostatic hyperplasia were treated with interstitial laser coagulation (ILC). Postoperative urinary retention lasting less than one week was seen in the majority of cases. All patients were followed up for three months and ten cases had further follow-up after one year. Three months after treatment the international prostate symptom score decreased from 23.3 +/- 0.7 to 8.9 +/- 0.8 and was 10.2 +/- 2.1 after one year. Peak urinary flow increased concomitantly from 8.3 +/- 0.4 to 12.2 +/- 0.7 at three months and was 11.5 +/- 1.4 ml/sec after one year. Three patients received other, additional treatment because the ILC-treatment failed. In conclusion, interstitial laser coagulation had marked effects on symptoms, whereas the effects on objective parameters were less pronounced in this selected group of patients. However, more extensive follow-up, is essential for further evaluation of this new treatment procedure.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Asunto principal:
Hiperplasia Prostática
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Coagulación con Láser
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Nor
Revista:
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen
Año:
1997
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Article