Transrectal high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment of localized prostate cancer: review of technical incidents and morbidity after 5 years of use

The objective of this study was to report on technical incidents and early and late complications occurring in high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment of patients with localized prostate cancer. We performed a retrospective review of patients who were treated by Ablatherm at our centre. W...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases 2010-06, Vol.13 (2), p.132-137
Hauptverfasser:	Ripert, T, Azémar, M-D, Ménard, J, Bayoud, Y, Messaoudi, R, Duval, F, Staerman, F
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	692/699/67/589/466 692/700/565/2194 Ablation Aged Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Cancer Research Care and treatment Complications Complications and side effects Erectile dysfunction Erectile Dysfunction - etiology Hematuria Humans Male Morbidity original-article Patients Prostate - surgery Prostate cancer Prostatic Neoplasms - surgery Radiation therapy Retrospective Studies Salvage Therapy - adverse effects Stenosis Transurethral Resection of Prostate Ultrasonic imaging Ultrasonic waves Ultrasound Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal - adverse effects Urethral Stricture - etiology Urinary incontinence Urinary Incontinence - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:	The objective of this study was to report on technical incidents and early and late complications occurring in high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment of patients with localized prostate cancer. We performed a retrospective review of patients who were treated by Ablatherm at our centre. We recorded all technical incidents, treatment discontinuations and early (
ISSN:	1365-7852 1476-5608
DOI:	10.1038/pcan.2009.57