Long-term results of microwave thermotherapy for symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1191-1195

  Tan, Andrew H ^a   Nott, Linda ^a   Hardie, W Robert ^a   Chin, Joseph L ^a   Denstedt, John D ^a   Razvi, Hassan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MACHINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALVAGE THERAPY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRANSURETHRAL MICROWAVE THERMOTHERAPY; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE FLOW RATE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIATHERMY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROWAVES; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 30544439518     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2005.19.1191     Document Type: Conference Paper

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