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Table of Contents: October 2008
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Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery in urology: where have we been and where are we heading?
Chad R Tracy, Jay D Raman, Jeffrey A Cadeddu and Abhay Rane
Modifications and refinements of standard laparoscopic instrumentation have led to an increasing interest in the use of single-incision surgery for urological procedures. In this Review, the authors discuss the terminology for this new type of surgery, the advances in laparoscopic instrumentation, and the results of single-incision urological surgery.
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Surgical management of benign prostatic hyperplasia: a review of the current evidence
Abdulaziz Baazeem and Mostafa M Elhilali
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the most common urological disorders in men, and standard treatment is transurethral resection of the prostate. In this Review, Baazeem and Elhilali assess the current evidence on other surgical options for the treatment of BPH.
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