Review of Current Laser Therapies for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
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Review of Current Laser Therapies for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
The gold standard for symptomatic relief of bladder outlet obstruction secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia has traditionally been a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). Over the past decade, however, novel laser technologies that rival the conventional TURP have multiplied. As part of the ongoing quest to minimize complications, shorten hospitalization, improve resection time, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Urology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2005-6737,2005-6745
DOI: 10.4111/kju.2013.54.6.351