Long-term follow-up of interstitial laser coagulation in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia;Langzeitergebnisse der interstitiellen laserkoagulation zur behandlung der benignen prostatahyperplasie

Aktuelle Urologie

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 48-51

  Knoll, T ^a   Michel, M S ^a   Trojan, L ^a   Bross, S ^a   Alken, P ^a   Kohrmann K U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Follow up studies; Laser coagulation; Prostatic hyperplasia; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NEODYMIUM LASER; ORGAN SIZE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATE SURGERY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE CATHETER;

AGED; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEPHONE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037258860     PISSN: 00017868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-37559     Document Type: Article

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