A prospective trial of flexible cystodiathermy for recurrent transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder

Journal of Urology

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 812-814

  Wedderburn, Andrew W ^a   Ratan, Prakash ^a   Birch, Brian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Cystoscopy; Diathermy; Transitional cell

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; CYSTOSCOPY; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT CANCER; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032883154     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)61778-6     Document Type: Article

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