title: Laser ablation of prostatic hypertrophy.
abstract: Laser prostatectomy offers the urologist a new tool for the management of symptomatic benign prostatic hypertrophy. Future studies will determine the long-term benefits of this new procedure in a properly selected group of patients as a possible alternative to transurethral prostatectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, USA.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Strauss
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010173:Palpation; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011467:Prostate / Q000601:surgery*; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen