Low-power holmium:YAG laser urethrotomy for treatment of urethral strictures: Functional outcome and quality of life

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 38-41

  Kamp, Stefan ^a   Knoll, Thomas ^a   Osman, Mahmoud M ^b   Köhrmann, Kai Uwe ^c   Michel, Maurice S ^a   Alken, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Assiut University Faculty of Medicine   (Egypt)

^c St Hedwig Klinik GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URETHRA STRICTURE; URETHROPLASTY; URETHROTOMY; YAG LASER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRAL STRICTURE; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 32044474913     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2006.20.38     Document Type: Article

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