Efficacy of bipolar transurethral resection of the prostate: Comparison with standard monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate

Korean Journal of Urology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 377-380

  Kim, Hyeong Gon ^a   Lee, Byung Ki ^a   Paick, Sung Hyun ^a   Lho, Yong Soo ^a  

^a Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Transurethral resection of prostate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW RATE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION;

EID: 33745633840     PISSN: 04944747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4111/kju.2006.47.4.377     Document Type: Article

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