Laser Vaporization of Bovine Prostate: A Quantitative Comparison of Potassium-Titanyl-Phosphate and Lithium Triborate Lasers

Journal of Urology

Volumn 180, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2675-2680

  Kang, Hyun Wook ^a   Jebens, David ^a   Malek, Reza S ^a   Mitchell, Gerald ^a   Koullick, Ed ^a  

^a American Medical Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

lasers; prostate; prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

BORIC ACID; LITHIUM TRIBORATE; PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM TITANYL PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; LASER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VAPORIZATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; PROSTATE; PROSTATECTOMY;

EID: 55649110256     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.08.009     Document Type: Article

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