Holmium laser resection of the prostate versus transurethral resection of the prostate: Results of a randomized trial with 4-year minimum long-term followup

Journal of Urology

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 616-619

  Westenberg, Andre ^a   Gilling, Peter ^a,c   Kennett, Katie ^a   Frampton, Chris ^b,c   Fraundorfer, Mark ^a  

^a TAURANGA HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c Promed Urology Tauranga   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Holmium; Laser surgery; Randomized controlled trials; Transurethral resection of prostate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FOLLOW UP; HOLMIUM LASER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RESIDUAL URINE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SYMPTOM; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; URETHRA OBSTRUCTION; URINE FLOW RATE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 3142581440     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000132739.57555.d8     Document Type: Article

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