High energy transurethral thermotherapy in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: Criteria to predict treatment outcome

Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 98-105

  D'Ancona, F C H ^a   Francisca, E A E ^a   Hendriks, J C M ^a   Debruyne, F M J ^a   De La Rosette, J J M C H ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Microwaves; Prostatic hypertrophy; Selection criteria; Thermotherapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; TRANSURETHRAL MICROWAVE THERMOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URODYNAMICS; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0032973828     PISSN: 13657852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.pcan.4500293     Document Type: Article

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