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Transurethral needle ablation of the prostate for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: early clinical experience.
Urology 1995 January
OBJECTIVES: Many attempts have been made to develop a method for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) that is minimally invasive, efficacious, and low-cost. Transurethral needle ablation (TUNA) is a new, fast outpatient anesthesia-free procedure, using interstitial low-level radio frequency energy to produce a temperature above 100 degrees C. We describe our early clinical experience with TUNA as an outpatient procedure.
METHODS: This technique was used in 20 patients with symptomatic BPH. All men were evaluated prior to treatment with flow rates, residual urine, International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), and quality of life. Follow-up occurred at 3 and 6 months after treatment, analyzing the same parameters.
RESULTS: Tolerance using topical anesthetic and intravenous diazepam was excellent. Peak flow rate increased from a mean 9.5 +/- 3.3 mL/s to 14.7 +/- 6.3 mL/s (P < 0.05) at 3 months (19 patients) and to 15.0 +/- 4.9 mL/s (P < 0.05) at 6-month follow-up (12 patients). IPSS and quality of life improved from an average of 21.9 +/- 5.0 and 4.4 +/- 0.7 (P < 0.005) to 10.2 +/- 4.8 and 2.4 +/- 1.2 (P < 0.005), respectively, at 3-month follow-up. No significant complications were encountered. Retention was observed in 25% of the cases after the TUNA treatment.
CONCLUSIONS: This initial study demonstrates the safety and effectiveness of TUNA. TUNA is a promising, anesthesia-free alternative treatment for men with symptomatic BPH. Long-term follow-up and randomized comparative studies with transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) are planned to establish the place of this new alternative treatment of BPH in the urologist's armamentarium.
METHODS: This technique was used in 20 patients with symptomatic BPH. All men were evaluated prior to treatment with flow rates, residual urine, International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), and quality of life. Follow-up occurred at 3 and 6 months after treatment, analyzing the same parameters.
RESULTS: Tolerance using topical anesthetic and intravenous diazepam was excellent. Peak flow rate increased from a mean 9.5 +/- 3.3 mL/s to 14.7 +/- 6.3 mL/s (P < 0.05) at 3 months (19 patients) and to 15.0 +/- 4.9 mL/s (P < 0.05) at 6-month follow-up (12 patients). IPSS and quality of life improved from an average of 21.9 +/- 5.0 and 4.4 +/- 0.7 (P < 0.005) to 10.2 +/- 4.8 and 2.4 +/- 1.2 (P < 0.005), respectively, at 3-month follow-up. No significant complications were encountered. Retention was observed in 25% of the cases after the TUNA treatment.
CONCLUSIONS: This initial study demonstrates the safety and effectiveness of TUNA. TUNA is a promising, anesthesia-free alternative treatment for men with symptomatic BPH. Long-term follow-up and randomized comparative studies with transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) are planned to establish the place of this new alternative treatment of BPH in the urologist's armamentarium.
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