A prospective randomized trial evaluating endoscopic Nd : YAG laser prostate ablation with or without potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) laser bladder neck incision

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 880-884

  Langley, S E M ^a,b   Gallegos, C R R ^a,b   Moisey, C U ^a,b  

^a ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catheterization; Duration; Ktp bladder neck incision; Laser prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM DERIVATIVE; TITANIUM DERIVATIVE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK; BLADDER SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICTURITION; NEODYMIUM LASER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINE CATHETER; UROGENITAL ENDOSCOPY; YAG LASER;

AGED; ENDOSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; PHOSPHATES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; TITANIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINATION;

EID: 0031400551     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1997.00478.x     Document Type: Article

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