Transurethral electrovaporization of the prostate: The year in review

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-36

  Te, Alexis E ^a,b   Kaplan, Steven A ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; VAPORIZATION;

EID: 0031057365     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042307-199701000-00006     Document Type: Article

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