Photoselective vaporization of the prostate (PVP) with green light KTP laser in the management of symptomatic benign prostatic enlargement (BPE): does the anatomy of the TURP-like cavity predict the clinical outcome?

Autor: Unyime Nseyo
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: SPIE Proceedings.
ISSN: 0277-786X
DOI: 10.1117/12.592599
Popis: Photoselective vaporization of the prostate (PVP) is evolving as an alternative outpatient surgical treatment to transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) in the management of patients with symptomatic benign prostatic hypertrophy/enlargement (BPH/BPE). The purported benefits of PVP include rapid vaporization of the prostate with an instant creation of TURP-like anatomic defect, an excellent hemostasis, shorter (
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