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Transurethral Microwave Thermotherapy

Known as: Transurethral Microwave Thermotherapy of the Prostate, TUMT, Thermotherapy, Transurethral Microwave 
A procedure for treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy that uses microwave energy delivered through the urethra to destroy prostate tissue.
National Institutes of Health

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Transurethral Resection of Prostate

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
The effect of repeat transurethral resection on recurrence and progression rates in patients with T1 tumors of the bladder who received intravesical mitomycin: a prospective, randomized clinical…
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Comparison of bipolar transurethral resection of the prostate with standard transurethral prostatectomy: shorter stay, earlier catheter removal and fewer complications
Authors from Detroit assess the use of the bipolar TURP against the monopolar technique; there were relatively few patients… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
A systematic review of holmium laser prostatectomy for benign prostatic hyperplasia.
PURPOSE We undertook a systematic review to assess the safety and efficacy of holmium laser prostatectomy compared to… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT) for the treatment of choroidal neovascularisation
AIM To assess the effectiveness of transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT) for the treatment of classic and occult choroidal… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Efficacy and safety of transurethral alprostadil in patients with erectile dysfunction following radical prostatectomy.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Transurethral microwave thermotherapy (Prostatron version 2.5) compared with transurethral resection of the prostate for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: a randomized, controlled…
OBJECTIVE To compare transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT) with urethral cooling in a high-energy protocol (Prostatron… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Clinical response to transurethral microwave thermotherapy is thermal dose dependent.
Transurethral microwave thermotherapy of the prostate was used to treat men with symptomatic benign prostatic hypertrophy. Three… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Transurethral microwave heating of the prostate ― or from hyperthermia to thermotherapy
The authors studied microwave delivery by a flexible applicator providing simultaneous cooling for anesthesiafree outpatient… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Impact of endourology on diagnosis and management of upper urinary tract urothelial cancer.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
A population-based study of prostatectomy: outcomes associated with differing surgical approaches.
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