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9417682

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
26
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-12-30
pubmed:abstractText
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.
pubmed:language
nor
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0029-2001
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
30
pubmed:volume
117
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3790-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-7-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
[Interstitial laser coagulation in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Preliminary results].
pubmed:affiliation
Urologisk seksjon, Haukeland Sykehus, Bergen.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract