[The treatment of prostatic adenoma by local hyperthermia]

A total of 116 patients aged 51-84 with prostatic adenoma were exposed to local hyperthermia (LHT) using "Thermex II" generator (Thechnorex, Israel). The analysis of the results involved 4 patient groups: group 1 (34 patients) had nycturia > 3 times, residual urine > 50 ml, uroflowmetry index > 8 ml/s; group 2 (47 patients) had marked symptoms, nycturia < 3 times, residual urine < 50 ml, uroflowmetry index 3-7 ml/s; group 3 (2 patients) had cystostomy drainage; group 4 (2 patients) had acute uresis disorders. The response of the patients was registered by subjective complaints, residual urine, uroflowmetry index, pre- and after-treatment size of the prostate 1 and 6 months following a session of local hyperthermia. A positive effect was achieved in 70% of the patients. LHT proved effective in a compensated and subcompensated stages of the disease and in case of small-size adenoma nodes.