Transurethral resection of the prostate with a bipolar tissue management system compared to conventional monopolar resectoscope: One-year outcome

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 715-720

  Yoon, Chang Jun ^a   Kim, Ji Yoon ^a   Moon, Ki Hak ^a   Jung, Hee Chang ^a   Park, Tong Choon ^a  

^a Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Prostatic hyperplasia; Transurethal resection of prostate

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; SODIUM ION;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; ORGAN WEIGHT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; SCORING SYSTEM; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; URINE CATHETER; URINE FLOW RATE; UROFLOWMETRY;

AGED; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750688491     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: 05135796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2006.47.5.715     Document Type: Article

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