Interstitial laser coagulation for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: A 3 year-follow-up of 30 cases

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1126-1130

  Kochakarn, Wachira ^a   Nilsakulwat, Supunnee ^b   Roongruangsilp, Ubolrat ^b   Muangman, Verasing ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Benign Prastatic Hyperplasia; Interstitial Laser Coagulation; Prostate Gland

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CLASSIFICATION; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; THAILAND; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION; URODYNAMICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THAILAND; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY RETENTION; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0035431886     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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