A study of the efficacy and safety of transurethral needle ablation (TUNA®) treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 619-629

  Millard, R J ^b   Harewood, L M ^b   Tamaddon, K ^a  

^a PRINCE HENRY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

+TUNA ; benign prostatic hyperplasia; low level radiofrequency; prostate; thermotherapy; Transurethral Needle Ablation; urinary retention; urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMITIS; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEEDLE; ORCHITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE RETENTION; URODYNAMICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETER ABLATION; COHORT STUDIES; CYSTOSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA; URETHRAL OBSTRUCTION; URINARY RETENTION;

EID: 0029907113     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6777(1996)15:6<619::AID-NAU3>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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