Transurethral electrovaporization and vapour-resection of the prostate: An appraisal of possible electrosurgical alternatives to regular loop resection

BJU International

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 202-210

  Patel, A ^a   Fuchs, G J ^b   Gutierrez Aceves J ^c   Andrade Perez F ^c  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLADDER SPHINCTER; BLOOD CLOTTING; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSURGERY; GENERATOR; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE DISEASE; PROSTATECTOMY; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE; TRANSURETHRAL ELECTROVAPORIZATION; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; VAPOR;

ELECTRODES; ELECTROSURGERY; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC DISEASES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 0033984554     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2000.00463.x     Document Type: Review

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