Histomorphological changes after neodymium:YAG laser-coagulation of the human prostate with the Side Focus fiber. Effect of power setting and time

Urological Research

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Sulser, T ^a   Jochum, W ^a   Heitz, P U ^a   Hauri, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

benign prostatic hyperplasia; histomorphology; laser surgery; lasers; prostate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER SURGERY; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY;

AGED; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; NEODYMIUM; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030937536     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00942041     Document Type: Article

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