High-energy transurethral microwave thermotherapy for large severely obstructing prostates and the use of biodegradable stents to avoid catheterization after treatment

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 907-909

  Dahlstrand, C ^a   Grundtman, S ^a   Pettersson, S ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Biodegradable stents; Microwave treatment; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BIODEGRADATION; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOMETRY; CYSTOSCOPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MALE; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDUAL URINE; STENT; SYMPTOM; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE FLOW RATE;

EID: 0031400655     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1997.00186.x     Document Type: Article

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