Microwave therapy

The thermometry and histological data obtained from studies of transurethral microwave thermotherapy for benign prostatic bladder outflow obstruction demonstrate that the response is thermal-dose-dependent. Over 70% of patients can be relieved of their symptoms by using conventional transurethral microwave thermotherapy. Severe bladder outflow obstruction requires high-temperature treatment with the treatment parameters of thermo-ablation to create a cavity within the prostate. Using either protocol, treatment is delivered during a single 1 h session, on an outpatient basis, without the need for general anaesthesia.