Comparison of photoselective vaporization of the prostate and transurethral resection of the prostate: A prospective nonrandomized bicenter trial with 2-year follow-up

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1519-1525

  Tugcu, Volkan ^a,c   Tasci, Ali Ihsan ^a,b   Sahin, Selcuk ^a   Zorluoglu, Fatih ^b  

^a BAKIRKOY DR SADI KONUK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Nisa Hospital   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; SODIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDUAL URINE; SCORING SYSTEM; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; URETHRA STRICTURE; URINE FLOW RATE; VAPORIZATION;

AGED; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; LASER THERAPY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATE; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 50649108126     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2007.0321     Document Type: Article

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