Thulium:YAG laser enucleation (VapoEnucleation) of the prostate: Safety and durability during intermediate-term follow-up

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-43

  Bach, Thorsten ^a,b   Netsch, Christopher ^a   Haecker, Axel ^b   Michel, Maurice Stephan ^b   Herrmann, Thomas R W ^c   Gross, Andreas J ^a  

^a ASKLEPIOS HOSPITAL BARMBEK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic hyperplasia; BPO; Enucleation; HoLEP; Revolix; Thulium:YAG

Indexed keywords

THULIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; SOLID STATE LASER; TIME; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION;

AGED; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; THULIUM; TIME FACTORS; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE;

EID: 75849143607     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-009-0461-6     Document Type: Article

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