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08 July 2021: Clinical Research

Transurethral Microwave Thermotherapy (TUMT) in the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Preliminary Report

Roger J. Ziętek 1BDF , Zbigniew M. Ziętek 123ACE*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.931597

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e931597

Table 2 Baseline and 6-month follow-up International Prostate Symptom Score of patients in the transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT) and pharmacologic (control) groups. P, P1, P2, and P3 indicate statistical significance according to the Z test: P, baseline comparison between TUMT and control group; P1, 6-month follow-up comparison between the TUMT and control groups; P2, only within the TUMT group, baseline vs 6-month follow-up; P3, only within the control group, baseline vs 6-month follow-up.

IPSS scale symptomsBeforeAfterP, P1 P2, P3
n (%)n (%)
TUMTControlTUMTControl
Mild98 (12%)125 (13%)527 (63%)485 (47%)
Moderate612 (73%)756 (72%)278 (33%)458 (44%)
Severe130 (15%)159 (15%)35 (4%)97 (9%)
Total840 (100%)1040 (100%)840 (100%)1040 (100%)
IPSS – International Prostate Symptom Score; TUMT – transurethral microwave thermotherapy.

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