An update on holmium laser enucleation of the prostate and why it has stood the test of time

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-35

  Gnessin, Ehud ^a   Mandeville, Jessica A ^a   Lingeman, James E ^a  

^a Indiana Urology Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

benign prostatic hyperplasia; holmium laser; holmium laser enucleation of the prostate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LONG TERM CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE HOLMIUM LASER ENUCLEATION; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER NECK OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 78650517444     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOU.0b013e32834120d7     Document Type: Article

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