Quartz head contact laser fiber: A novel fiber for laser ablation of the prostate using the 980 nm high power diode laser

Journal of Urology

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 575-579

  Shaker, Hassan S ^a   Shoeb, Mohammed S ^a   Yassin, Mohammed M ^a   Shaker, Sayed H ^b  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Shaker Hospital   (Egypt)

Author keywords

ablation techniques; laser therapy; prostate; prostatic hyperplasia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNATIONAL PROSTATE SYMPTOM SCORE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATE VOLUME; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUARTZ HEAD CONTACT LASER FIBER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROGENITAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

AGED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; QUARTZ;

EID: 84855570750     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2011.09.153     Document Type: Article

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