Transurethral 2-μm laser in the treatment of urethral stricture

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 173-175

  Guo, Feng Fu ^a   Lu, Hua ^a   Wang, Guang Jian ^a   Tan, Shan Feng ^a   He, Xiang Fei ^a   Wang, Jian Ming ^a   Liu, Hong Jun ^a   Zhu, Wen Bin ^a  

^a LINYI PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

2 m laser; Urethral stricture

Indexed keywords

THULIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DILATATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SOLID STATE LASER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA STRICTURE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; DILATATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; THULIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRAL STRICTURE; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 77952089696     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-009-0454-5     Document Type: Article

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