Transurethral microwave thermotherapy: How does it work?

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 611-615

  Brehmer, M ^a   Baba, S ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NECROSIS; NERVE FIBER; NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TRANSURETHRAL MICROWAVE THERMOTHERAPY; URETHRA;

EID: 0033753572     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2000.14.611     Document Type: Review

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