Transurethral microwave therapy in 200 patients with a minimum followup of 2 years: Urodynamic and clinical results

Journal of Urology

Volumn 167, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2496-2501

  Thalmann, George N ^a   Mattei, Agostino ^a   Treuthardt, Cédric ^a   Burkhard, Fiona C ^a   Studer, Urs E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bladder neck obstruction; Microwaves; Prostate; Prostatic hyperplasia; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOSCOPY; CYSTOSTOMY; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSURETHRAL MICROWAVE THERMOTHERAPY; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE FLOW RATE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0036096360     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)65013-6     Document Type: Article

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