Transurethral resection of the prostate: Still the gold standard

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 354-357

  Gordon, N S I ^a,b   Hadlow, G ^a   Knight, E ^a   Mohan, P ^a  

^a Bendigo Hospital   (Australia)

^b Aplin House   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bladder outlet obstruction; Cost comparison; Duration of admission; Laser prostatectomy; Transurethral needle ablation (TUNA); Transurethral resection of prostate (TURP)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; CATHETERIZATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION;

EID: 0030996412     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1997.tb01991.x     Document Type: Article

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