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Holmium laser prostatectomy

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Holmium laser prostatectomy has evolved in the last decade to reproduce the short- and long-term results of both transurethral and open prostatectomy. This article discusses our surgical approach at the Methodist Hospital of Indiana as well as offers a review of the literature of holmium prostatectomy.

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  1. Methodist Hospital Institute for Kidney Stone Disease, 1801 North Senate Boulevard, Suite 220, 46202, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Ryan F. Paterson MD, FRCS(C) & James E. Lingeman MD, FACS

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Paterson, R.F., Lingeman, J.E. Holmium laser prostatectomy. Curr Urol Rep 2, 269–276 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11934-001-0063-3

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