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prostate thermotherapy
Also see thermography
Indications:
- microwave thermotherapy for benign prostatic hypertrophy
* TransUrethral Microwave Therapy (TUMT)
* TransUrethral Needle Ablation (TUNA)
General
thermotherapy
References
- The Therapeutic Application of Heat - Thermotherapy
http://www.uni-patch.com/PDF/Thermotherapy.pdf
- eMedicine - Transurethral Microwave Thermotherapy of the
Prostate
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3070.htm
- FDA Public Health Notification: Serious Injuries from
Microwave Thermotherapy for Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
Oct 11, 2000
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/safety/bph.pdf