Intraprostatic injection of alcohol gel for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: Preliminary clinical results

Scientific World Journal

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages 2474-2480

  Larson, Benjamin T ^a,b   Netto, Nelson ^c   Huidobro, Christian ^d   De Lima, Marcelo Lopez ^c   Matheus, Wagner ^c   Acevedo, Cristian ^d   Larson, Thayne R ^a  

^a Institute of Medical Research Scottsdale   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Alcohol gel; BPH; Intraprostatic injection; Minimally invasive

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; POLYMER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER INJURY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GEL; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL PROSTATE SYMPTOM SCORE; INTRAPROSTATIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION; PROSTATE DISEASE; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATE SIZE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECTUM FISTULA; RECTUM INJURY; TRANSPERINEAL INJECTION; TRANSRECTAL DRUG INJECTION; TRANSURETHRAL DRUG INJECTION; ULTRASOUND; URINE INCONTINENCE; VISCOSITY; CHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ALCOHOLS; ETHANOL; GELS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERS; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISCOSITY;

EID: 34547596345     PISSN: 23566140     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2006.385     Document Type: Article

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