Complications of laser prostatectomy: A review of recent data

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-62

  Rieken, Malte ^a   Mundorff, Nicole Ebinger ^a   Bonkat, Gernot ^a   Wyler, Stephen ^a   Bachmann, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Benign prostate hyperplasia; Complications; Laser prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION;

HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE;

EID: 75849142590     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-009-0504-z     Document Type: Article

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