Transurethral electrovaporization of the prostate (TUVP) is effective, safe and durable

Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 121-126

  Hammadeh, M Y ^a   Philp, T ^b  

^a Benenden Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b WHIPPS CROSS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BPH; Complication; Electrovaporization; Outcome; Review article

Indexed keywords

BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; BLEEDING; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDLINE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; REOPERATION; RETROGRADE EJACULATION; REVIEW; TRANSURETHRAL ELECTROVAPORIZATION; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; URETHRA STRICTURE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EJACULATION; ELECTROSURGERY; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 0038420772     PISSN: 13657852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.pcan.4500654     Document Type: Review

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