Three-dimensional transrectal ultrasound guided cryoablation for localized prostate cancer in nonsurgical candidates: A feasibility study and report of early results

Journal of Urology

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 910-914

  Chin, Joseph L ^a,b   Downey, Donal B ^a   Mulligan, Michael ^a   Fenster, Aaron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cryosurgery; Prostatic neoplasms; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; CRYOSURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031882268     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)63769-8     Document Type: Article

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