Long-term Results of Contact Laser Versus Transurethral Resection of the Prostate in the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia with Small or Moderately Enlarged Prostates

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 487-493

  Tuhkanen, Kari ^a   Heino, Antero ^a   Aaltomaa, Sirpa ^a   Ala Opas, Martti ^b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Contact laser; Long term follow up; Randomized clinical trial; Transurethral resection of the prostate; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SURGERY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; RANDOMIZATION; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; URINE FLOW RATE; URODYNAMICS; VAPORIZATION;

AGED; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER NECK OBSTRUCTION; URINARY RETENTION; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0347756684     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365590310015769     Document Type: Article

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