Transurethral incision of the prostate (TUIP) for benign prostatic hyperplasia

References

Citations

  1. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (1994). Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Diagnosis and Treatment. Clinical Practice Guidelines No. 8 (AHCPR Publication No. 94-0582). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Policy Research.

  2. Fitzpatrick JM, Mebust WK (2002). Minimally invasive and endoscopic management of benign prostatic hyperplasia. In PC Walsh et al., eds., Campbell's Urology, 8th ed., vol. 2, pp. 1379–1422. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders.



Author: Douglas Dana
Ralph Poore
Last Updated: August 30, 2006
Medical Review: Martin Gabica, MD - Family Medicine
Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
J. Curtis Nickel, MD, FRCSC - Urology
Christopher G. Wood, MD, FACS - Urology/Oncology

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