PLACEMENT OF A SHAPE-MEMORY ALLOY INTRAURETHRAL CATHETER (MEMOKATH) USING TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY AND FLUOROSCOPY
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[Placement of a shape-memory alloy intraurethral catheter (Memokath) using transrectal ultrasonography and fluoroscopy].
Intraurethral catheters are effective in the treatment of elderly patients with benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) who have severe complications. However, it is not easy to measure the length of the prostatic urethra and to determine an appropriate location for the urethral catheter using only fluoroscopy, especially in patient with severe mid-lobe enlargement. We attempted to place a shape-memo...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Japanese Journal of Urology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0021-5287,1884-7110
DOI: 10.5980/jpnjurol.100.508