Holmium laser enucleation versus transurethral resection of the prostate: Results from a 2-center, prospective, randomized trial in patients with obstructive benign prostatic hyperplasia

Journal of Urology

Volumn 172, Issue 5 I, 2004, Pages 1926-1929

  Montorsi, Francesco ^a   Naspro, Richard ^a   Salonia, Andrea ^a   Suardi, Nazareno ^a   Briganti, Alberto ^a   Zanoni, Matteo ^a   Valenti, Sergio ^b   Vavassori, Ivano ^b   Rigatti, Patrizio ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENUCLEATION; FOLLOW UP; HOLMIUM LASER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATE SURGERY; PROSTATECTOMY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; URINE CATHETER;

EID: 5444240953     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000140501.68841.a1     Document Type: Article

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