A randomized controlled trial comparing transurethral resection of the prostate, contact laser prostatectomy and electrovaporization in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: Analysis of subjective changes, morbidity and mortality

Journal of Urology

Volumn 169, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1411-1416

  Van Melick, Harm H E ^a   Van Venrooij, Ger E P M ^a   Eckhardt, Mardy D ^a   Boon, Tom A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Laser surgery; Morbidity; Prostatectomy; Prostatic hyperplasia; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; ORGAN SIZE; PAIN; PERFORATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TRANSURETHRAL ELECTROVAPORIZATION; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037376286     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000054657.59200.97     Document Type: Article

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