Retropubic transvesical prostatectomy for significant prostatic enlargement must remain a standard part of urology training

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 472-476

  Adam, Christoph ^a   Hofstetter, Alfons ^a   Deubner, Jörg ^a   Zaak, Dirk ^a   Weitkunat, Rolf ^b   Seitz, Michael ^a   Schneede, Peter ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Open prostatectomy; Prostatic enlargement; Transvesical enucleation; Urology training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION; OPEN PROSTATECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOMA; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY; REOPERATION; RESIDUAL URINE; RETROPUBIC TRANSVESICAL PROSTATECTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TRAINING; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE INCONTINENCE; URINE VOLUME; UROLOGY; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER; URODYNAMICS; UROLOGY;

EID: 10844263497     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365590410015858     Document Type: Article

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