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Laparoscopic simple prostatectomy
Division of Urology, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Address correspondence to Dr. R. John D’A. Honey,Division of Urology, St. Michael’s Hospital, 61 Queen St.East, Suite 9-103, Toronto, Ontario M5C 2T2 Canada
Canadian Journal of Urology 2005, 12(6), 2891-2894.
Abstract
Classically, surgical options for very large prostate glands, not amenable to transurethral resection, include suprapubic or retropubic simple prostatectomy and Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP). We present a case managed with a laparoscopic simple prostatectomy. Technical considerations are discussed as well as possible advantages of this approach including decreased blood loss, faster patient recovery and improved visualization.Keywords
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Copyright © 2005 The Author(s). Published by Tech Science Press.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.


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