Photoselective vaporization of the prostate in ambulatory surgery

AORN Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Wojcik, Margaret ^a   Dennison, Denise ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER SURGERY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY; REVIEW;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA;

EID: 33646823830     PISSN: 00012092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-2092(06)60165-8     Document Type: Article

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