A prospective, randomized 1-year clinical trial comparing transurethral needle ablation to transurethral resection of the prostate for the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia

Journal of Urology

Volumn 159, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1588-1594

  Bruskewitz, Reginald ^b   Issa, Muta M ^a   Roehrborn, Claus G ^b   Naslund, Michael J ^b   Perez Marrero, Ramon ^b   Shumaker, Bryan P ^b   Oesterling, Joseph E ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Prostatic hypertrophy; Treatment protocol

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDUAL URINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE FLOW RATE;

EID: 0032459837     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199805000-00048     Document Type: Article

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