Diode laser (980 nm) enucleation of the prostate: A promising alternative to transurethral resection of the prostate

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 353-360

  Yang, Stephen S ^a,b   Hsieh, Cheng Hsing ^a,b   Lee, Yi Shin ^a   Chang, Shang Jen ^a,b  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diode laser; Keyword: Benign prostatic obstruction; Laser; Prostate; Transurethral resection of prostate

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER INJURY; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; DIODE LASER ENUCLEATION OF THE PROSTATE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL PROSTATE SYMPTOM SCORE; LASER SURGERY; LEARNING CURVE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTVOID RESIDUAL URINE VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATE WEIGHT; RESECTOSCOPE; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; URETHRAL CATHETERIZATION; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINE FLOW RATE; URINE RETENTION;

AGED; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE; URINARY BLADDER NECK OBSTRUCTION; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 84879687540     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: 1435604X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-011-1046-3     Document Type: Article

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