Variation in output power of laser prostatectomy fibers: A need for power measurements

Urology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 672-678

  Van Swol, Christiaan F P ^a   Te Slaa, Ed ^b   Verdaasdonk, Rudolf M ^b   De La Rosette, Jean J M C H ^b   Boon, Tom A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MICTURITION; POWER SPECTRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029898804     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(96)00005-2     Document Type: Article

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