Open prostatectomy for benign prostatic hyperplasia

References

Citations

  1. Han M, Partin AW (2007). Retropubic and suprapubic open prostatectomy. In AJ Wein, ed., Campbell-Walsh Urology, 9th ed., vol. 3, pp. 2845–2853. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

  2. AUA Practice Guidelines Committee (2003). AUA guideline on management of benign prostatic hyperplasia (2003). Chapter 3: Results of the treatment outcomes analyses. Available online: http://www.auanet.org/guidelines/bph.cfm.


Author: Monica RhodesLast Updated: March 24, 2008
Medical Review: E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Christopher G. Wood, MD, FACS - Urology/Oncology

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