Gyrus™ bipolar electrovaporization vs transurethral resection of the prostate: A randomized prospective single-blind trial with 1 y follow-up

Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 182-186

  Dunsmuir, W D ^a   McFarlane, J P ^a   Tan, A ^a   Dowling, C ^a   Downie, J ^a   Kourambas, J ^a   Donnellan, S ^a   Redgrave, N ^a   Fletcher, R ^a   Frydenberg, M ^b   Love, C ^a  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electrovaporization; Gyrus ; Prostate; Randomized controlled trial; TURP

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; BLEEDING; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDUAL URINE; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TRANSURETHRAL ELECTROVAPORIZATION; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE FLOW RATE; CATHETERIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LAVAGE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSTATE TUMOR;

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 0038082073     PISSN: 13657852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.pcan.4500631     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Doll HA et al. Mortality, morbidity and complications following transurethral resection of the prostate for benign prostatic hypertrophy. J Urol 1992; 147: 1566-1573.
2. Botto H et al. Electrovaporization of the prostate with the Gyrus device. J Endourol 2001; 15: 313-316.
3. Hahn RG. Irrigating fluids in endoscopic surgery. Br J Urol 1997; 79: 669-680.
4. Barry MJ et al. The American Urological Association symptom index for benign prostatic hyperplasia. J Urol 1992; 148: 1549-1557.