Interstitial laser coagulation in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia using a diode-laser system with temperature feedback

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 433-438

  De La Rosette, J J M C H ^a,b,c   Muschter, R ^a   Lopezf, M A ^a   Gillattt, D ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Laser; Obstruction; Temperature control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIODE LASER; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; TEMPERATURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE FLOW RATE; URINE VOLUME; UROFLOWMETRY;

EID: 0031395368     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1997.00369.x     Document Type: Article

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