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7523132

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-11-10
pubmed:abstractText
Transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT) is a single outpatient treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia. It produces good symptomatic relief but minimal objective improvement in mean flow rates. We wished to evaluate the placebo effect of the transurethral catheter. We evaluated 40 patients with outflow obstruction, 20 had TUMT for 1 h and 20 had a catheter placed in the urethra without treatment for 1 h. Urinary flow rates improved in both groups (12.8-14.6 with TUMT, 10.0-12.4 with catheter). Significant reduction from pretreatment values occurred in symptom scores and postvoid residual urine volume in both groups following treatment. The subjective results of TUMT and the placebo effect seen in the catheter group cast doubt on our understanding of the mechanism of action of TUMT.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0302-2838
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
6-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Transurethral microwave thermotherapy versus transurethral catheter therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Urology, St. Vincents Hospital, University College Dublin, Ireland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Controlled Clinical Trial