High power potassium-titanyl-phosphate laser vaporization prostatectomy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 163, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1730-1733

  Malek, Reza S ^a,b   Kuntzman, Randall S ^a   Barrett, David M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser surgery; Prostate; Prostatectomy; Prostatic hyperplasia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY; SAFETY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034129741     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)67530-1     Document Type: Article

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