Clinical Research

Efficacy and Safety of Prostate Radiofrequency Thermotherapy in Elderly Patients with BPO and Nocturia Resistant to Alpha-Blocker Therapy: An Observational Study

Volume: 7 Number: 2 August 31, 2023
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Efficacy and Safety of Prostate Radiofrequency Thermotherapy in Elderly Patients with BPO and Nocturia Resistant to Alpha-Blocker Therapy: An Observational Study

Abstract

Aim: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of the prostate bipolar radiofrequency thermotherapy method on the complaint of nocturia and its safety in elderly patients. Material and Methods: The post-procedural results of 100 patients over the age of 65 with complaints of refractory nocturia were examined. The patients' pre-procedural Qmax values, prostate volumes, postvoid residual amounts, IPSS scores, frequency of nocturia, and associated quality of life questionnaire scores were recorded and compared with the results at the 3rd month after the procedure. Results: The pre-procedural and post-procedural nocturia frequencies of the patients were consecutively 4.1 (2-13) times and 2.1 (0-10)times (p=0.002). There were significant improvements in the N-QOL scores of the patients by 1.70±0.7 and in their discomfort caused by voiding at night (p<0.001). The mean QOL score of the patients before the procedure was 4.2 (1-4), whereas it was calculated as 2.5 (1-5) 3 months after the procedure. Conclusion: It was observed that this treatment method provided a significant improvement in terms of nocturia in patients over the age of 65 and a positive effect on their quality of life. It is thought that it can be a more effective and safer method in comparison to treatments that can have side effects or are not suitable for elderly patients.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Clinical Research

Publication Date

August 31, 2023

Submission Date

February 3, 2023

Acceptance Date

August 17, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 7 Number: 2

APA
Yüce, A., Yazıcı, İ., Benli, E., Çırakoğlu, A., & Nalbant, İ. (2023). Efficacy and Safety of Prostate Radiofrequency Thermotherapy in Elderly Patients with BPO and Nocturia Resistant to Alpha-Blocker Therapy: An Observational Study. Medical Journal of Western Black Sea, 7(2), 196-201. https://doi.org/10.29058/mjwbs.1247066
AMA
1.Yüce A, Yazıcı İ, Benli E, Çırakoğlu A, Nalbant İ. Efficacy and Safety of Prostate Radiofrequency Thermotherapy in Elderly Patients with BPO and Nocturia Resistant to Alpha-Blocker Therapy: An Observational Study. Med J West Black Sea. 2023;7(2):196-201. doi:10.29058/mjwbs.1247066
Chicago
Yüce, Ahmet, İbrahim Yazıcı, Erdal Benli, Abullah Çırakoğlu, and İsmail Nalbant. 2023. “Efficacy and Safety of Prostate Radiofrequency Thermotherapy in Elderly Patients With BPO and Nocturia Resistant to Alpha-Blocker Therapy: An Observational Study”. Medical Journal of Western Black Sea 7 (2): 196-201. https://doi.org/10.29058/mjwbs.1247066.
EndNote
Yüce A, Yazıcı İ, Benli E, Çırakoğlu A, Nalbant İ (August 1, 2023) Efficacy and Safety of Prostate Radiofrequency Thermotherapy in Elderly Patients with BPO and Nocturia Resistant to Alpha-Blocker Therapy: An Observational Study. Medical Journal of Western Black Sea 7 2 196–201.
IEEE
[1]A. Yüce, İ. Yazıcı, E. Benli, A. Çırakoğlu, and İ. Nalbant, “Efficacy and Safety of Prostate Radiofrequency Thermotherapy in Elderly Patients with BPO and Nocturia Resistant to Alpha-Blocker Therapy: An Observational Study”, Med J West Black Sea, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 196–201, Aug. 2023, doi: 10.29058/mjwbs.1247066.
ISNAD
Yüce, Ahmet - Yazıcı, İbrahim - Benli, Erdal - Çırakoğlu, Abullah - Nalbant, İsmail. “Efficacy and Safety of Prostate Radiofrequency Thermotherapy in Elderly Patients With BPO and Nocturia Resistant to Alpha-Blocker Therapy: An Observational Study”. Medical Journal of Western Black Sea 7/2 (August 1, 2023): 196-201. https://doi.org/10.29058/mjwbs.1247066.
JAMA
1.Yüce A, Yazıcı İ, Benli E, Çırakoğlu A, Nalbant İ. Efficacy and Safety of Prostate Radiofrequency Thermotherapy in Elderly Patients with BPO and Nocturia Resistant to Alpha-Blocker Therapy: An Observational Study. Med J West Black Sea. 2023;7:196–201.
MLA
Yüce, Ahmet, et al. “Efficacy and Safety of Prostate Radiofrequency Thermotherapy in Elderly Patients With BPO and Nocturia Resistant to Alpha-Blocker Therapy: An Observational Study”. Medical Journal of Western Black Sea, vol. 7, no. 2, Aug. 2023, pp. 196-01, doi:10.29058/mjwbs.1247066.
Vancouver
1.Ahmet Yüce, İbrahim Yazıcı, Erdal Benli, Abullah Çırakoğlu, İsmail Nalbant. Efficacy and Safety of Prostate Radiofrequency Thermotherapy in Elderly Patients with BPO and Nocturia Resistant to Alpha-Blocker Therapy: An Observational Study. Med J West Black Sea. 2023 Aug. 1;7(2):196-201. doi:10.29058/mjwbs.1247066

The Western Black Sea Medical Journal is an international, peer-reviewed, and open-access journal published by Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University. First launched in 2017, the journal is published three times a year (in April, August, and December) and accepts articles in both Turkish and English.