Early outcomes of thulium laser versus transurethral resection of the prostate for managing benign prostatic hyperplasia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 65-72

  Tang, Kun ^a   Xu, Zhengli ^a   Xia, Ding ^a   Ma, Xin ^b   Guo, Xiaolin ^a   Guan, Wei ^a   Hu, Zhiquan ^a   Zhang, Xu ^b   Ye, Zhangqun ^a   Xu, Hua ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; SODIUM; THULIUM;

ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; FLOW RATE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL PROSTATE SYMPTOM SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; META ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTVOID RESIDUAL URINE VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROGRADE EJACULATION; SAFETY; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; URETHRA STRICTURE; URGE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATIVE TIME; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; THULIUM; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84891814682     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: 1557900X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2013.0404     Document Type: Article

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