Transurethral electrovaporization of the prostate versus transurethral prostatic resection: A comparison of postoperative hemorrhage

Urology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 251-253

  Chow, V D W ^a   Sullivan, L D ^a   Wright, J E ^a   Goldenberg, S L ^a   Fenster, H N ^a   Gleave, M E ^a   McLoughlin, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; VAPORIZATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTROSURGERY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSTATECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032005351     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(97)00615-8     Document Type: Article

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