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2019

Bipolar versus monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate for lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic obstruction

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Cameron Edwin Alexander 1, Malo Mf Scullion 1, Muhammad Imran Omar 1 2, Yuhong Yuan 3, Charalampos Mamoulakis 4, James Mo N'Dow 5, Changhao Chen 6, Thomas Bl Lam 1 Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2019 Dec 3;12(12):CD009629. Abstract Background: Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is a...
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Tubeless supra-costal percutaneous nephrolithotomy is associated with significantly less hydrothorax: a prospective randomized clinical study

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Hanan Goldberg 1 2, Amihay Nevo 1, Yariv Shtabholtz 1, Marc Lubin 1, Jack Baniel 1, David Margel 1, Yaron Ehrlich 1, David Lifshitz 1 BJU Int. 2020 Feb;125(2):276-283. Abstract Objectives: To evaluate prospectively whether a tubeless (JJ stent-only) percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) might reduce the risk of...
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Bipolar vaporization of the prostate may cause higher complication rates compared to bipolar loop resection: a randomized prospective trial

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Osama Abdelwahab 1, Mohamed Habous 2, Mohammed Aziz 3, Mohammed Sultan 3, Mohammed Farag 4, Richard Santucci 5, Saleh Binsaleh 6 Int Urol Nephrol. 2019 Dec;51(12):2143-2148. Abstract Introduction: Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) by resection loop or vaporization button is becoming a standard...
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