Transurethral prostate ablation using saline-liquid electrode introduced via flexible cystoscope

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 461-468

  Hoey, Michael F ^a,d   Dixon, Christopher M ^c   Paul, Saurav ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CATHETER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYSTOSCOPY; DOG; ELECTRODE; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; IMPEDANCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; RADIOFREQUENCY; TEMPERATURE; TIME; URETHRA;

EID: 0031773769     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.1998.12.461     Document Type: Conference Paper

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