A new high frequency electrostimulation device to treat chronic prostatitis

Journal of Urology

Volumn 170, Issue 4 I, 2003, Pages 1275-1277

  John, Hubert ^a   Rüedi, Christian ^b   Kötting, Sonja ^b   Schmid, Daniel Max ^b   Fatzer, Markus ^b   Hauri, Dieter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Pain; Pelvic pain; Prostate; Urethra

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANUS; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; CHRONIC PROSTATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE SECRETION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMEN ANALYSIS; TECHNICAL AID; TREATMENT PLANNING; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 0043194005     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000085582.54511.de     Document Type: Article

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