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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.
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Transurethral Resection of Prostate

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2004
2004
Transurethral electrovaporization vs transurethral resection for symptomatic prostatic obstruction: a meta‐analysis
To compare the effectiveness and safety of transurethral electrovaporization (TUEVP) and transurethral resection of the prostate… 
2004
2004
Two cases of choroidal neovascularization treated with transpupillary thermotherapy in angioid streaks.
2002
2002
Optimal timing of radical cystectomy for patients with invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder.
OBJECTIVE To determine whether the timing of radical cystectomy affects the survival of patients with invasive transitional cell… 
1997
1997
The safety of transurethral prostatectomy: a cohort study of mortality in 9,416 men.
PURPOSE We assessed the mortality rate from transurethral resection of the prostate. MATERIALS AND METHODS From 1976 to 1984, 4… 
1996
1996
Thrombelastographic evaluation of coagulation in transurethral prostatectomy.
OBJECTIVE To assess the changes in overall coagulation status and define the degree of systemic fibrinolysis occurring in… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
Upper tract urothelial tumor after transurethral resection for bladder tumor.
We present a retrospective review of 30 patients who developed upper urinary tract tumors (UUTT) after having been diagnosed and… 
1988
1988
Single dose, oral antibiotic cover for transurethral prostatectomy.
A double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled study was carried out to determine the incidence and significance of bacteriuria… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Urodynamic evaluation of transurethral versus transvesical prostatectomy. A randomized study.
In a randomized study of transurethral prostatectomy (TURP) versus transvesical prostatectomy (TVP) in 75 patients a urodynamic… 
1984
1984
The impact of transurethral ureteroscopy on the management of ureteric calculi.
Transurethral ureteroscopy has now been used in an attempt to retrieve ureteric calculi in 48 patients. Six stones were located… 
1956
1956
Hemorrhagic diathesis in patients with carcinoma of prostate.
• An elderly man underwent a transurethral prostatectomy necessitated by carcinoma of the prostate. A year later he returned to… 
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