Five years experience of transrectal high-intensity focused ultrasound using the Sonablate device in the treatment of localized prostate cancer.

T, Uchida; H, Ohkusa; H, Yamashita; S, Shoji; Y, Nagata; T, Hyodo; T, Satoh

doi:10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01272.x

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Five years experience of transrectal high-intensity focused ultrasound using the Sonablate device in the treatment of localized prostate cancer.

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Uchida T

Ohkusa H

Yamashita H

Abstract

Background High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a minimally invasive technique used in achieve coagulation necrosis. We evaluated biochemical disease-free survival rates, predictors of clinical outcome and morbidity in patients with localized prostate cancer treated with HIFU.Methods A total ...

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