Transurethral Needle Ablation (TUNATM)
- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- alternative instrumental-treatments-in-bph
- Published by Elsevier in European Urology
- Vol. 35 (2) , 119-128
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000019832
Abstract
Radiofrequency thermal therapy of the prostate is a new minimally invasive treatment for symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The procedure is called transurethral needle ablation (TUNATM). With TUNA, the inner region of the prostate is selectively ablated with temperatures approaching 90–100°C while the prostatic urothelium is preserved. The objective of this article is to discuss the basics of radiofrequency energy, instrumentation, surgical techniques, and to present an update of the clinical results as it applies to the treatment of BPH.Keywords
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