ABSTRACT
One hundred and fifty patients with symptomatic benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) underwent transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT). The single 1-hour TUMT session in the clinic was well tolerated and without significant adverse events. The mean Madsen urinary symptom score declined from 11.3 to 2.1 with a concomitant 54% increase in peak urinary flow rates by 4 months. Of the 22 patients with catheter-dependent urinary retention, 91% became catheter free. These early results appear to establish TUMT as an effective treatment of symptomatic BPH.
Subject(s)
Hyperthermia, Induced , Microwaves , Prostatic Hyperplasia/therapy , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Humans , Hyperthermia, Induced/adverse effects , Male , Middle Aged , Prostatic Hyperplasia/complications , Software , Urinary Retention/etiology , Urinary Retention/therapyABSTRACT
The induction of reciprocal translocations by an exposure of rat spermatids to X-irradiation has been studied by cytological examination of dividing spermatocytes of F1 sons. The incidence of F1 translocated males was found to vary from 7.89% after exposure to 125 R to 22.44% after exposure to 500 R.
