Photoselective Vaporization of the Prostate: Subgroup Analysis of Men with Refractory Urinary Retention

European Urology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1040-1049

  Ruszat, Robin ^a   Wyler, Stephen ^a   Seifert, Hans Helge ^a   Reich, Oliver ^b   Forster, Thomas ^a   Sulser, Tullio ^a   Bachmann, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

KTP laser; Photoselective vaporization; PVP; Treatment of BPH; Urinary retention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; REOPERATION; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA STRICTURE; URINE FLOW RATE; URINE RETENTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE; URINARY RETENTION;

EID: 33749258583     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2006.01.019     Document Type: Article

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