Eraser laser enucleation of the prostate: Technique and results

European Urology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 341-346

  Hruby, Stephan ^a   Sieberer, Manuela ^a   Schätz, Tobias ^a   Jones, Neil ^a   Zimmermann, Reinhold ^a   Janetschek, Günter ^a   Lusuardi, Lukas ^a  

^a PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Benign prostatic obstruction; Laser surgery; Prostate

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ERASER LASER ENUCLEATION OF THE PROSTATE; FLOW RATE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL PROSTATE SYMPTOM SCORE; LASER SURGERY; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTVOID RESIDUAL URINE VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE SIZE; PROSTATE SURGERY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

AGED; HUMANS; KALLIKREINS; LASER THERAPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATIVE TIME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATE; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER NECK OBSTRUCTION; URINATION;

EID: 84871920771     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: 18737560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2012.08.049     Document Type: Article

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