HoLEP has come of age

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 487-493

  Vincent, Michael W ^a   Gilling, Peter J ^a  

^a TAURANGA HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic enlargement; Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Enucleation; HoLEP; Holmium; Laser; Lower urinary tract symptoms

Indexed keywords

COMPLICATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LEARNING CURVE; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS; MALE; PROCEDURES; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; SOLID STATE LASER; THERAPEUTIC USE; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; LEARNING CURVE; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS; MALE; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84939939214     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-014-1443-x     Document Type: Review

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