Laser therapy for benign prostate hyperplasia;Lasertherapie der benignen prostatahyperplasie

Aktuelle Urologie

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 359-368

  Muschter, Rolf ^a,b  

^a Diakoniekrankenhaus Rotenburg

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic hyperplasia; BPH; Laser coagulation; Laser enucleation; Laser incision; Laser resection; Laser therapy; Laser vaporization; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BLADDER OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOG; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; REVIEW; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION;

ANIMALS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DOGS; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; LASER THERAPY; MALE; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE; URINARY BLADDER NECK OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 53249119836     PISSN: 00017868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1038267     Document Type: Review

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