A pilot study of energy utilization patterns during different transurethral electrosurgical treatments of the prostate

Urology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 138-141

  Patel, Anup ^a   Fuchs, Gerhard J ^a   Gutiérrez Aceves, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROSURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION;

ELECTROSURGERY; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATE; PROSTATECTOMY;

EID: 0030748133     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(97)00118-0     Document Type: Article

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