Gyrus plasmasect: Is it better than monopolar transurethral resection of prostate?

Urologia Internationalis

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 258-261

  Yang, Stone ^a   Lin, Wen Chou ^a   Chang, Huang Kuang ^a   Hsu, Jong Ming ^a   Lin, Wun Rong ^a   Chow, Yung Chiong ^a   Tsai, Wei Kung ^a   Lee, Te An ^a   Lo, King Yik ^a   Chow, Ko ^a   Chen, Marcelo ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Bipolar electrocautery; Transurethral resection of prostate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW RATE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; ORGAN SIZE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE VOLUME; UROFLOWMETRY;

HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER NECK OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 8344268702     PISSN: 00421138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000080838     Document Type: Article

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