The use of the holmium laser in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 459-461

  Gilling, Peter J ^a,b   Cass, Carol B ^a   Cresswell, Michael D ^a   Malcolm, Andrew R ^a   Fraundorfer, Mark R ^a  

^a TAURANGA HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY;

EID: 0029902318     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.1996.10.459     Document Type: Article

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