Electrovaporization of the prostate: Electrosurgical modification of standard transurethral resection in 93 patients with benign hyperplasia

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-75

  Te, Alexis E ^a   Santarosa, Richard ^a   Kaplan, Steven A ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM ION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROSURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATURIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; RETROGRADE EJACULATION; SAFETY; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; URETHRA STRICTURE; URINE FLOW RATE; VAPORIZATION;

EID: 0030934014     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.1997.11.71     Document Type: Article

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