The health care provider has recommended that a patient undergo transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT). Which statement correctly explains this procedure?
a. The doctor uses a surgical instrument called a resectoscope to trim away excess prostatic tissue.
b. The doctor uses a probe with an antenna that releases microwave energy to heat and coagulate prostatic tissue.
c. The doctor uses a cystoscope to guide us-ing radiofrequency needles to coagulate prostate tissue.
d. The doctor vaporizes and desiccates pros-tatic tissue.
B
The TUMT procedure uses heat to coagulate the prostatic tissue with a probe. A resectoscope trims excess tissue in a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) . A transurethral needle ablation (TUNA) uses a cystoscope to guide needles directly into the prostate. A transurethral electrovaporization of the prostate (TUVP) vaporizes and desiccates prostatic tissue.
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