The holmium laser for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: A brief review

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 86-90

  Das, A ^b   Fraundorfer, M ^b   Gilling, Peter ^a  

^a TAURANGA HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Enucleation; Holmium; Laser; Prostatectomy; Resection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOMA; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032786442     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101030050027     Document Type: Article

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