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1991 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

The Ultrasonic physiotherapy for Prostatic Diseases

Research Project

Project/Area Number 01570906
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Urology
Research InstitutionKitasato University School of Medicine

Principal Investigator

ISHIBASHI Akira  北里大学, 医学部, 教授 (30050412)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) FUJINO Awato  北里大学, 医学部, 講師 (80165406)
IKEDA Shigeru  北里大学, 医学部, 講師 (50150090)
Project Period (FY) 1989 – 1991
KeywordsBenign Prostatic Hypertropy / Prostatitis / Ultrasound / COnservative Treatment
Research Abstract

In 1975, Karpukin and his associates of former Soviet Union have developed transrectal ultrasonic applicator which has been used for physiotherapy to chronic, nonspecific prostatitis. At that time they applied hydrocortisone acetate ointment ultrasonic applicator.
Their successful and unique therapeutic modality to clonic prostatitis has been followed by our study, although we emploed this modality for treating benign prostatic hypertroply (BPH).
In the era of an aging society, the development of a new strategy for the conservative treatment of bening prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) has long been anticipated.
This prospdctive study was an effort to evaluate the effectiveness of transrectal ultra-sonic physiotherapy (TRUP) for the symptomatic relief of BPH. Patients were treated with ultrasound beam irradiated from a transrectally placed applicator which was developed in the former Soviet Union.
The interval and intensity of the pulsed-ultrasound were 10 msec and 0.4 W/cm^2, respectively. The treatment was performed once a day for 7 consecutive days.
Improvements in symptom scores and objective parameters were observed in approximately 40% of the first 25 cases in the pilot trial. In the second trial, symptomatic relief was also obtained in approximately 40% of 115 ptients.
Patients who needed surgical intervention after 6months of TRUP showed a much higher incidence of aggravation in their obstructive symotoms (70%) than. other groups. On the other hand symptords improved with time after TURP in 17% of the 42 patients who were followed without any other therapy.
We conclude that TRUP is an effective conservative treatment for BPH with. few side effects. Further investigation is warranted.

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All Publications (8 results)

  • [Publications] 藤野 淡人,野村 一雄,石橋 晃,倉賀野 信正: "前立腺肥大症に対する経直腸的超音波治療" 超音波医学・補イツ. 13. 259-260 (1986)

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  • [Publications] 石橋 晃: "超音波による前立腺肥大の治療" 医学のあゆみ. 147. 256 (1988)

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  • [Publications] 石橋 晃: "前立腺肥肥大症の保存的治療" 北里医学. 21. 191-196 (1991)

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  • [Publications] 石橋 晃,頴川 晋,藤野 淡人,池田 滋: "前立腺肥大症に対する超音波治療の検討" 北里医学.

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  • [Publications] Awato Fujino, Kazuo Nomura, Akira Ishibashi, Nobumasa Kuragano.: "Transrectal Physiotherapy to Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy" Japanese Journal of Medical Ultrasonics. 13, Suppl. II. 259-260 (1986)

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  • [Publications] Akira Ishibashi: "Ultrasonic Physiotherapy to Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy" Igaku no Ayumi. 147. 256 (1988)

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  • [Publications] Akira Ishibashi: "Conserative Treatment for Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy" Kitasato Medicine. 21. 191-196 (1991)

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  • [Publications] Akira Ishibashi, Shin Egawa, Awato Fujino, Shigeru Ikeda: "Transretal Ultrasonic Physiotherapy to Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy" Kitasato Medicine.

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Published: 1993-03-16  

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