Archivio italiano di urologia, andrologia : organo ufficiale [di] Società italiana di ecografia urologica e nefrologica / Associazione ricerche in urologia
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Arch Ital Urol Androl · Sep 2010
30 minutes high energy transurethral microwave thermotherapy (30 minutes TUMT) for the treatment of chronic urinary retention in patients with ASA II-III-IV.
To investigate if 30-Minutes-TUMT was useful and safe in the treatment of chronic urinary retention due to BOO in patients with ASA II-III-IV. ⋯ 47.4% of the patients responded positively to the new 30 minutes TUMT removing the urethral catheter, without needing surgical procedure avoiding the operation risk. 68.4% also improved their QoL. Local anaesthesia and oral/intravenous analgesia were sufficient during treatment. TUMT seems to have no anesthesiological risk. It is an option in patients with high risk of operation.