Thulium:YAG VapoEnucleation of the prostate in large glands: A prospective comparison using 70- and 120-W 2-νm lasers

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 325-329

  Netsch, Christopher ^a   Bach, Thorsten ^a   Herrmann, Thomas Rw ^b   Gross, Andreas J ^a  

^a ASKLEPIOS HOSPITAL BARMBEK   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

benign prostatic obstruction; laser; prostate; Revolix; ThuVEP; Tm; VapoEnucleation; YAG

Indexed keywords

THULIUM;

120 2MICROM THULIUM YAG VAPOENUCLEATION; 70 2MICROM THULIUM YAG VAPOENUCLEATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN PROSTATIC OBSTRUCTION; BLADDER NECK CONTRACTURE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNATIONAL PROSTATE SYMPTOM SCORE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTVOID RESIDUAL URINE VOLUME; PROSTATE; PROSTATE DISEASE; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; URINE FLOW RATE; YAG LASER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; THULIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY RETENTION;

EID: 84858013866     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2011.167     Document Type: Article

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