Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Modern Alternative to Transurethral Resection of the Prostate edited by Bilal Chughtai, Alexis E. Te, Steven A. Kaplan.

Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Modern Techniques is an up-to-date review of modern techniques used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia. It provides a comprehensive review of both office and operating room based techniques. Both electrosurgical and laser based techniques are covered.The...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Chughtai, Bilal (Editor), Te, Alexis E. (Editor), Kaplan, Steven A. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
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Summary:Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Modern Techniques is an up-to-date review of modern techniques used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia. It provides a comprehensive review of both office and operating room based techniques. Both electrosurgical and laser based techniques are covered.These include high powered 532 nm laser photoselective laser vaporization of the prostate (PVP), holmium laser enucleation/ablation of the prostate (HoLEP/HoLAP), and Bipolar Electrovaporization of the Prostate (Bipolar EVP/Bipolar TURP). In addition, a comprehensive review of office based techniques and future therapies currently being developed is presented. Each of these techniques are presented in a balanced fashion with a focus on modern literature.   Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Modern Techniques will be of great value to Urologists, Urology Residents, Iternists, and Family Practitioners.
Physical Description:XI, 172 p. 47 illus., 43 illus. in color. online resource.
ISBN:9781493915873
DOI:10.1007/978-1-4939-1587-3