Outcome of GreenLight HPS laser therapy in surgically high-risk patients

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1297-1303

  Chen, Chien Hsu ^a,b   Lin, Shung Eing ^a,b   Chiang, Po Hui ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic hyperplasia; GreenLight HPS laser; Laser surgery; Prostate; Vaporization

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE SAFETY; HIGH PERFORMANCE SYSTEM LASER; HIGH PERFORMANCE SYSTEM LASER THERAPY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL PROSTATE SYMPTOM SCORE; LASER; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; MAXIMUM FLOW RATE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POST VOID RESIDUAL URINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REOPERATION; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BORATES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84884287749     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: 1435604X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-012-1234-9     Document Type: Article

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