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What can Coretherm offer?

CoreTherm is a non-surgical treatment that is as effective as TURP but has fewer serious complications ¹. The treatment is performed in an outpatient setting and takes less than 15 minutes. The patient can normally go home immediately after the procedure is finished. No general anaesthesia or spinal block is needed. Patients get good pain relief with local anaesthesia alone.

CoreTherm is an excellent minimally invasive procedure for a majority of BPE patients. CoreTherm is particularly suitable for patients with large prostate glands, where the only options are open surgery or life-long catheterisation. Other patients particularly suitable for treatment are those who are too frail for surgery and/or who are taking medications that complicates surgical procedures, such as warfarin.

The following patient types are good candidates for this treatment:

Patients with moderate to severe LUTS in connection with BPE (IPSS >12)

Patients with urinary retention who require long-term catheterisation or CIC (clean intermittent self-catheterisation)

Patients who are at high risk or are unsuitable for surgery, including:
– Patients with a large prostate
– Patients taking anticoagulants.

CoreTherm is an evidence-based treatment and is, for instance, evaluated by the Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services (SBU) and is included in the guidelines from the AUA. (TUMT).