Improvement in urinary symptoms after radical prostatectomy: A prospective evaluation of flow rates and symptom scores

BJU International

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 795-797

  Masters, J G ^a   Rice, M L ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Prostate cancer; Radical prostatectomy; Urinary symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; URETER STRICTURE; URETHRA STRICTURE; URINARY TRACT; URINE FLOW RATE;

ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRAL STRICTURE; URINARY BLADDER NECK OBSTRUCTION; URINARY RETENTION; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0037973624     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2003.04231.x     Document Type: Article

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