Transurethral resection of the prostate: Reaffirming the gold standard

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 76-78

  Tam, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLADDER OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TECHNOLOGY; TRANSURETHRAL MICROWAVE THERMOTHERAPY; TRANSURETHRAL NEEDLE ABLATION; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION;

HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE;

EID: 17444426318     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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