Transurethral electrovaporization vs transurethral resection for symptomatic prostatic obstruction: A meta-analysis

BJU International

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 89-95

  Poulakis, Vassilis ^a,d   Dahm, Philipp ^b   Witzsch, Ulrich ^a   Sutton, Alex J ^c   Becht, Eduard ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d KRANKENHAUS NORDWEST   (Germany)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Prostatic hyperplasia; Transurethral electrovaporization of prostate; Transurethral resection of prostate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA BASE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; REOPERATION; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSURETHRAL ELECTROVAPORIZATION; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE FLOW RATE; URINE RETENTION; URODYNAMICS;

ELECTROCOAGULATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE; URINARY BLADDER NECK OBSTRUCTION; URINARY RETENTION;

EID: 3342989319     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2004.04907.x     Document Type: Article

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