Systematic evaluation of a recently introduced 2-μm continuous-wave thulium laser for vaporesection of the prostate

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1041-1045

  Wendt Nordahl, Gunnar ^a   Huckele, Stephanie ^a   Honeck, Patrick ^a   Alken, Peter ^a   Knoll, Thomas ^a   Michel, Maurice Stephan ^a   Häcker, Axel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THULIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EX VIVO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY; LASER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; RISK REDUCTION; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; KIDNEY; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MODELS, ANIMAL; SWINE; THULIUM; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE;

EID: 43749115133     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2007.0421     Document Type: Article

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