Efficacy of laser prostatectomy at 2-years' follow-up

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 449-451

  Lorge, Francis J ^a   Nesa, Sylvain ^b   Wese, François X ^b   Van Cangh, Paul J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL RISK; SYMPTOM; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA; URINE FLOW RATE;

EID: 0029903882     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.1996.10.449     Document Type: Article

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