Histopathologic changes after bipolar resection of the prostate: Depth of penetration of bipolar thermal injury

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1367-1371

  Maddox, Michael ^a   Pareek, Gyan ^a   Al Ekish, Shadi ^a   Thavaseelan, Simone ^a   Mehta, Akanksha ^a   Mangray, Shamlal ^a   Haleblian, George ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR TRANSURETHRAL VAPORIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTRODE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; THERMAL INJURY; TRANSURETHRAL ELECTROVAPORIZATION; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; VAPORIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 84867210363     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: 1557900X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2012.0202     Document Type: Article

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