Sham treatment compared with 30 or 60 min of thermotherapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia: a randomized study (original) (raw)

Objective To study the diCerences in subjective and timed micturition and micturition frequency (day and night) was greater after TUMT than in the sham-objective results after 30 or 60 min of transurethral thermotherapy (TUMT) or sham treatment in men treated group. Symptom scores also improved more after TUMT, although not significantly. There was a with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Patients and methods Forty-four patients with lower good correlation between the decrease in urinary frequency, especially nocturnal, and the patients' per-urinary tract symptoms caused by BPH were randomized to undergo 30 or 60 min of TUMT or sham ception of a successful treatment, whereas the increase in maximum urinary flow rate was apparently of little treatment (14, 16 and 14 patients, respectively). The patients were evaluated using symptom scores, timed importance. Conclusions TUMT had a better eCect than the placebo micturition, free flow rates and urodynamics before and after treatment. They were followed for 1 year, at treatment, having a greater impact on irritative than on obstructive symptoms. More patients were satisfied the end of which they rated the treatment results on a self-administered visual analogue scale.

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