Prostalund feedback thermotherapy: A review

Current Urology Reports

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 292-296

  Larson, Benjamin T ^a   Bolmsj, Magnus B ^b   Wagrell, Lennart ^b   Larson, Thayne R ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia; Coagulation Necrosis; International Prostate Symptom Score; Prostatic Urethra; Urinary Flow Rate

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSTATE; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; REVIEW; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; VASCULARIZATION;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE;

EID: 0142259258     PISSN: 15272737     EISSN: 15346285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11934-003-0087-y     Document Type: Article

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