Cm. Dixon, TRANSURETHRAL NEEDLE ABLATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA, Urologic clinics of North America, 22(2), 1995, pp. 441-444
The transurethral needle ablation (TUNA) device is a unique system tha
t uses radio frequency energy to ablate the obstructing prostate adeno
ma. Although the clinical data are preliminary, they appear to provide
improvement in symptom scores and peak flow rates, although somewhat
less than TURP. A prospective, randomized trial comparing TUNA and TUR
P is underway, which should answer many of the questions regarding the
safety and efficacy of this device for BPH.