Transurethral Vaporization of the Prostate

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1. Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

   Kevin T. McVary MD, FACS

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Littlejohn, J.O., Kang, Y.M., Kaplan, S.A. (2004). Transurethral Vaporization of the Prostate. In: McVary, K.T. (eds) Management of Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy. Current Clinical Urology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-644-7_12

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