Transurethral needle ablation of the prostate for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: A collaborative multicentre study

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 128-135

  Ramon, J ^a,b,c,d,e   Lynch, T H ^a   Eardley, I ^a   Ekman, P ^a   Frick, J ^a   Jungwirth, A ^a   Pillai, M ^a   Wiklund, P ^a   Goldwasser, B ^a,b   Fitzpatrick, J M ^a,b,c  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e St Johanns Spital   (Austria)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Heat therapies; Prostatectomy; Transurethral needle ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; UROFLOWMETRY;

EID: 18544408577     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1997.00245.x     Document Type: Article

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