A systematic review of holmium laser prostatectomy for benign prostatic hyperplasia

Journal of Urology

Volumn 171, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1773-1781

  Tooher, Rebecca ^a   Sutherland, Peter ^b   Costello, Anthony ^e   Gilling, Peter ^f   Rees, Guy ^d   Maddern, Guy ^a,c,g  

^a ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (Australia)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f TAURANGA HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^g ASERNIP S   (Australia)

Author keywords

Holmium; Laser surgery; Prostatectomy; Prostatic hyperplasia; Transurethral resection of prostate

Indexed keywords

BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; BLADDER IRRIGATION; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FOLLOW UP; HOLMIUM LASER; HOLMIUM LASER PROSTATECTOMY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SURGERY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION;

EID: 5144227110     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000113494.03668.6d     Document Type: Review

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