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Two-micron (Thulium) Laser Prostatectomy: An Effective Method for BPH Treatment

The two-micron (thulium) laser is the newest laser technique for treatment of bladder outlet obstruction resulting from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). It takes less operative time than standard techniques, provides clear vision and lower blood loss as well as shorter catheterization times and h...

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Autores principales: Jiang, Qi, Xia, Shujie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4000410/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24817920
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11884-014-0233-z
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description The two-micron (thulium) laser is the newest laser technique for treatment of bladder outlet obstruction resulting from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). It takes less operative time than standard techniques, provides clear vision and lower blood loss as well as shorter catheterization times and hospitalization times. It has been identified to be a safe and efficient method for BPH treatment regardless of the prostate size.
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spelling pubmed-40004102014-05-07 Two-micron (Thulium) Laser Prostatectomy: An Effective Method for BPH Treatment Jiang, Qi Xia, Shujie Curr Bladder Dysfunct Rep BPH-Related Voiding Dysfunction (R Lee, Section Editor) The two-micron (thulium) laser is the newest laser technique for treatment of bladder outlet obstruction resulting from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). It takes less operative time than standard techniques, provides clear vision and lower blood loss as well as shorter catheterization times and hospitalization times. It has been identified to be a safe and efficient method for BPH treatment regardless of the prostate size. Springer US 2014-03-19 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4000410/ /pubmed/24817920 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11884-014-0233-z Text en © The Author(s) 2014 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits any use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and the source are credited.
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title Two-micron (Thulium) Laser Prostatectomy: An Effective Method for BPH Treatment
title_full Two-micron (Thulium) Laser Prostatectomy: An Effective Method for BPH Treatment
title_fullStr Two-micron (Thulium) Laser Prostatectomy: An Effective Method for BPH Treatment
title_full_unstemmed Two-micron (Thulium) Laser Prostatectomy: An Effective Method for BPH Treatment
title_short Two-micron (Thulium) Laser Prostatectomy: An Effective Method for BPH Treatment
title_sort two-micron (thulium) laser prostatectomy: an effective method for bph treatment
topic BPH-Related Voiding Dysfunction (R Lee, Section Editor)
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4000410/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24817920
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