Intraprostatic Injection of Alcohol Gel for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Preliminary Clinical Results

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the most common diseases ailing older men. Office-based procedures offer the advantage of being more effective than medications, while limiting the adverse effects, cost, and recovery of surgery. This study presents preliminary data on a new procedure tha...

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Main Authors: Benjamin T. Larson, Nelson Netto, Christian Huidobro, Marcelo Lopez de Lima, Wagner Matheus, Cristian Acevedo, Thayne R. Larson
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2006-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2007.385
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description Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the most common diseases ailing older men. Office-based procedures offer the advantage of being more effective than medications, while limiting the adverse effects, cost, and recovery of surgery. This study presents preliminary data on a new procedure that utilizes intraprostatic alcohol gel injection to ablate prostatic tissue. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of using this gel as a treatment for BPH.
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spelling doaj-art-933f580eeef7466ba8990aaaa7f5524c2025-02-03T01:00:25ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2006-01-0162474248010.1100/tsw.2007.385Intraprostatic Injection of Alcohol Gel for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Preliminary Clinical ResultsBenjamin T. Larson0Nelson Netto1Christian Huidobro2Marcelo Lopez de Lima3Wagner Matheus4Cristian Acevedo5Thayne R. Larson6Institute of Medical Research, Scottsdale, Arizona, USAUniversity of Campinas, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas-Unicamp, Sao Paulo, BrazilDepartment of Urology, University of Chile, Santiago, ChileUniversity of Campinas, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas-Unicamp, Sao Paulo, BrazilUniversity of Campinas, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas-Unicamp, Sao Paulo, BrazilDepartment of Urology, University of Chile, Santiago, ChileInstitute of Medical Research, Scottsdale, Arizona, USABenign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the most common diseases ailing older men. Office-based procedures offer the advantage of being more effective than medications, while limiting the adverse effects, cost, and recovery of surgery. This study presents preliminary data on a new procedure that utilizes intraprostatic alcohol gel injection to ablate prostatic tissue. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of using this gel as a treatment for BPH.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2007.385
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Intraprostatic Injection of Alcohol Gel for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Preliminary Clinical Results
The Scientific World Journal
title Intraprostatic Injection of Alcohol Gel for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Preliminary Clinical Results
title_full Intraprostatic Injection of Alcohol Gel for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Preliminary Clinical Results
title_fullStr Intraprostatic Injection of Alcohol Gel for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Preliminary Clinical Results
title_full_unstemmed Intraprostatic Injection of Alcohol Gel for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Preliminary Clinical Results
title_short Intraprostatic Injection of Alcohol Gel for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Preliminary Clinical Results
title_sort intraprostatic injection of alcohol gel for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia preliminary clinical results
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