Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate for treatment for large-sized benign prostate hyperplasia; is it a realistic endourologic alternative in developing country?

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 399-405

  Elshal, Ahmed M ^a   Mekkawy, Ramy ^a   Laymon, Mahmoud ^a   Barakat, Tamer S ^a   Elsaadany, Mohamed M ^a   El Assmy, Ahmed ^a   El Nahas, Ahmed R ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Holmium; Laser; Prostate; Prostatectomy; Transurethral; Transvesical

Indexed keywords

CANCER STAGING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EGYPT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; REOPERATION; SOLID STATE LASER; THERAPEUTIC USE; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EGYPT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; REOPERATION; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84959341395     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-015-1639-8     Document Type: Article

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