A Temporary Intraurethral Prostatic Stent Relieves Prostatic Obstruction Following Transurethral Microwave Thermotherapy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1040-1046

  Shore, Neal D ^a   Dineen, Martin K ^b   Saslawsky, Mark J ^c   Lumerman, Jeffrey H ^d   Corica, Alberto P ^e  

^a Grand Strand Urology   (United States)

^b Atlantic Urological Associates   (United States)

^c Southeast Urology Network   (United States)

^d Urological Surgeons of Long Island   (United States)

^e Instituto Urologico De Guayama   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

prostate; prostatic hyperplasia; stents; urethral catheterization; urination disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; CYSTOSCOPY; EDEMA; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL PROSTATE SYMPTOM SCORE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROWAVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE DISEASE; PROSTATIC STENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDUAL URINE; UROFLOWMETRY;

EDEMA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; STENTS; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE; URINARY BLADDER NECK OBSTRUCTION; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 33846857781     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2006.10.059     Document Type: Article

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