Interstitial laser coagulation in the management of lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of bladder outlet obstruction from benign prostatic hyperplasia: Long-term follow-up

BJU International

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-93

  Dæhlin, Lars ^a   Frugård, Jannicke ^b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Interstitial laser; Long term outcome; Re treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MALE; MICTURITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE FLOW RATE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; PROSTATISM; REOPERATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER NECK OBSTRUCTION; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 34249941852     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2007.06863.x     Document Type: Article

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