Laser Vaporization of the Prostate: Are We there Yet?

European Urology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1569-1570

  Gilling, Peter J ^a  

^a TAURANGA HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIODE LASER; EDITORIAL; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; VAPORIZATION;

HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 35748969869     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2007.07.024     Document Type: Editorial

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