Lasers for median lobe hyperplasia

Current Urology Reports

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 306-310

  Muschter, Rolf ^a   Gilling, Peter ^b  

^a Department of Urology   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia; Holmium Laser; Laser Vaporization; Median Lobe; Transurethral Resection

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; PROSTATE; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW;

HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA;

EID: 0035427920     PISSN: 15272737     EISSN: 15346285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11934-001-0069-x     Document Type: Article

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