THERMOTHERAPY IN LARGE (>60g) BENIGN PROSTATEHYPERTROPHY WITH PROSTATRON 2.5.
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Revival of thermotherapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) has long been held as the gold standard for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH); however, there has been significant innovation in other less invasive alternative treatments for BPH in recent years. BPH treatment guidelines now recommend minimally invasive therapy be considered as a treatment option alongside TURP and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Japanese Journal of Urology
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0021-5287,1884-7110
DOI: 10.5980/jpnjurol.88.315_2