Laser Fibre Deterioration and Loss of Power Output During Photo-Selective 80-W Potassium-Titanyl-Phosphate Laser Vaporisation of the Prostate

European Urology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 679-686

  Hermanns, Thomas ^a   Sulser, Tullio ^a   Fatzer, Markus ^a   Baumgartner, Martin K ^a   Rey, Julien M ^b   Sigrist, Markus W ^b   Seifert, Hans Helge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic hyperplasia; BPH; Equipment failure analysis; KTP laser; Laser fibre; Laser prostatectomy; Photo selective vaporisation; Potassium titanyl phosphate; Prostate

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM; TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBER OPTICS; HUMAN; LASER; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POTASSIUM TITANYLPHOSPHATE LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTRICITY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE;

EID: 58849157414     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2008.03.035     Document Type: Article

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