Holmium Laser Enucleation Versus Transurethral Resection of the Prostate: Results From a 2-Center Prospective Randomized Trial in Patients With Obstructive Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Journal of Urology

Volumn 179, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Montorsi, Francesco ^a   Naspro, Richard ^a   Salonia, Andrea ^a   Suardi, Nazareno ^a   Briganti, Alberto ^a   Zanoni, Matteo ^a   Valenti, Sergio ^a   Vavassori, Ivano ^a   Rigatti, Patrizio ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

laser surgery; prostate; prostatectomy; prostatic hyperplasia; transurethral resection of prostate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HOLMIUM LASER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PENIS ERECTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URGE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 41849083476     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.03.143     Document Type: Article

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