Electrovaporization as a treatment modality for transurethral resection of the prostate: Influence of generator type

Urology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 317-321

  Van Swol, Christiaan F P ^a   Van Vliet, Remco J ^a   Verdaasdonk, Rudolf M ^a   Boon, Tom A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; TRANSURETHRAL ELECTROVAPORIZATION; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ELECTROSURGERY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; PHYSICS; PROSTATECTOMY;

EID: 0032919655     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(98)00496-8     Document Type: Article

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