Photoselective vaporization of the prostate for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: 12-Month results from the first United States multicenter prospective trial

Journal of Urology

Volumn 172, Issue 4 I, 2004, Pages 1404-1408

  Te, Alexis E ^a,h   Malloy, Terrence R ^b   Stein, Barry S ^c   Ulchaker, James C ^d   Nseyo, Unyime O ^e   Hai, Mahmood A ^f   Malek, Reza S ^g  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Oakwood Annapolis Hospital   (United States)

^g MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^h WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Bladder; Laser surgery; Prostate; Prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM DERIVATIVE; TITANIUM DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSURIA; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; LASER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDUAL URINE; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE FLOW RATE; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 4544330228     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000139541.68542.f6     Document Type: Article

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