Transurethral resection of the prostate versus transurethral electrovaporization of the prostate: A blinded, prospective comparative study with 1-year followup

Journal of Urology

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 454-458

  Kaplan, Steven A ^a   Laor, Eliahu ^a   Fatal, Marie ^a   Te, Alexis E ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Prostate; Prostatic hypertrophy; Therapy

Indexed keywords

SODIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMATOCRIT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSURETHRAL ELECTROVAPORIZATION; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; URINE FLOW RATE; WORKING TIME;

EID: 0031985163     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)63947-8     Document Type: Article

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