Thulium:YAG vapoenucleation in large volume prostates

Journal of Urology

Volumn 186, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2323-2327

  Bach, Thorsten ^a   Netsch, Christopher ^a   Pohlmann, Laura ^a   Herrmann, Thomas R W ^a   Gross, Andreas J ^a  

^a ASKLEPIOS HOSPITAL BARMBEK   (Germany)

Author keywords

laser therapy; prostate; prostatic hyperplasia; thulium; volatilization

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; THULIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; INTERNATIONAL PROSTATE SYMPTOM SCORE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTVOID RESIDUAL URINE VOLUME; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; URETHRA STRICTURE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VAPOENUCLEATION; VOLATILIZATION; YAG LASER;

EID: 80755172226     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2011.07.073     Document Type: Article

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