Early experience with high-intensity focused ultrasound for the treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 79, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1997, Pages 172-176

  Sullivan, L D ^a   McLoughlin, M G ^a   Goldenberg, L G ^a   Gleave, M E ^a   Marich, K W ^a  

^a Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre And   (United States)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic hypertrophy; High intensity focused ultrasound (hifu); Outcome; Sonablation; Symptom score

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; ULTRASOUND; URINE FLOW RATE;

EID: 0031401225     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.1997.03235.x     Document Type: Article

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