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Prostalund feedback thermotherapy: A review

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Minimally invasive therapies (MIT) have become a viable option for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT), the MIT used most commonly, uses microwaves to generate heat to cause coagulation necrosis in the prostate. One TUMT device integrates the monitoring of intraprostatic temperatures to customize the thermal treatment to each patient. The need to customize TUMT treatments comes from differences in prostatic blood flow, which acts as a heat sink and dissipates thermal energy. This causes the amount of energy necessary to cause a significant increase in temperature to vary. ProstaLund (ProstaLund Operations AB, Sweden) feedback treatment (PLFT) allows the physician to monitor the temperatures created in the prostate during treatment and adjust the energy level to reach and maintain therapeutic temperatures in the prostate adenoma. Clinical studies have demonstrated the effective treatment of prostatic diseases using the PLFT machine. This article reviews the development and capabilities of the PLFT device.

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Larson, B.T., Bolmsj, M.B., Wagrell, L. et al. Prostalund feedback thermotherapy: A review. Curr Urol Rep 4, 292–296 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11934-003-0087-y

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