Responders and Nonresponders to Transurethral Microwave Thermotherapy: A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis
- 1 November 1995
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 154 (5) , 1775-1778
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(01)66781-8
Abstract
We attempted to identify any parameter that could possibly lead to a successful treatment outcome after transurethral microwave thermotherapy. Clinical parameters and treatment profiles of 292 patients were analyzed in a retrospective multicenter manner. Responder and nonresponder groups were identified according to a given definition. No statistically significant differences in baseline characteristics were found. Responders showed a 76 percent symptomatic improvement rate compared to 27 percent in nonresponders, and an 82 percent improvement rate in peak flow compared to a 5 percent decrease in nonresponders. Responders also showed a significantly greater increase in posttreatment PSA level and a significantly greater amount of energy released during treatment. No baseline clinical parameter is capable of predicting treatment outcome.Keywords
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