Holmium laser: not just the tool for BPH enucleation.
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Address correspondence to Dr. Kevin C. Zorn, Centre Hospitalier de l’Universite de Montreal, 235 boul. reneLevesque est, Suite 301, Montreal, QC H2X 1n8 Canada Holmium laser: not just the tool for BPH enucleation Kevin C. Zorn, MD Section of Urology, Department of Surgery, Centre Hospitalier de l’Universite de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Referring to the article published on pp. 8356-8362 in this issue
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Canadian journal of urology
دوره 23 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016