The Diode Laser: A Novel Side-Firing Approach for Laser Vaporisation of the Human Prostate-Immediate Efficacy and 1-Year Follow-Up

European Urology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1717-1722

  Seitz, Michael ^a   Sroka, Ronald ^a   Gratzke, Christian ^a   Schlenker, Boris ^a   Steinbrecher, Verena ^a   Khoder, Wael ^a   Tilki, Derya ^a   Bachmann, Alexander ^b   Stief, Christian ^a   Reich, Oliver ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic enlargement; Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Bladder outlet obstruction; BPE; BPH; Diode; Diode laser; Laser; Laser prostatectomy; Vaporisation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; BLEEDING; CATHETER; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; DIODE LASER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY; TUMOR VOLUME; VAPORIZATION; WATER ABSORPTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; URINARY BLADDER NECK OBSTRUCTION; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 35748961966     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2007.06.028     Document Type: Article

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