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KMID : 0356419930110020121
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Journal of Korean Andrology
1993 Volume.11 No. 2 p.121 ~ p.124
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Effect of Alpha-Adrenergic blocker in Thermoresistant Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
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Abstract
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After thermotherapy in 100 patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BP)H), the overall improvement rate-defined as more than 50% subjective or objective improvement-was 64%, but both subjective and objective symptom improvement were seen in
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26%.
We evaluated the effectiveness of an alpha-abrenergic blocker in the 57 patients with thermoresistant BPH(i.e., those who did not have a complete response), beginning at least 1 month after thermotherapy. After at least 1 month of treatment, the
overall
improvement rate was 47%(27/50). Therefore, the combined improvement rate of thermotherapy plus an alpha-acrenergic blocker in the 83 patients available for follow-up was 87%. We conclude that the use of an alpha-adrenergic blocker in patients
with
thermoresistant BPH increases their chance of avoiding operation.
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