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The Holmium Laser in the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Enlargement

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New Technologies in Urology

Part of the book series: New Techniques in Surgery Series ((NEWTECHN,volume 7))

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The holmium laser has the ideal characteristics for an endourological tool. It is a precise, safe, versatile instrument that can be utilized anywhere in the urinary tract. Most importantly, it has diverse applications being able to be used in treating the prostate, urinary calculi, strictures, and other soft tissue disorders in the urinary tract. This makes it a unique technology for urological practice. This chapter will focus on the use of the holmium laser for the treatment of benign prostatic enlargement (BPE).

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Urology Guy’s Hospital, Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Transplantation King’s College London, London, SE1 9RT, UK

    Prokar Dasgupta

  2. Department of Surgery, University College Dublin Mater Misericordiae Hospital, 47 Eccles Street, Dublin, 7, Ireland

    John Fitzpatrick

  3. Prostate Centre, 32 Wimpole Street, London, UK, W1G 8GT

    Roger Kirby

  4. 1441 Eastlake Ave, Suite, 7416, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, South Africa

    Inderbir S. Gill

  5. Keck School of Medicine, USA

    Inderbir S. Gill

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L. C., W., P. J., G. (2010). The Holmium Laser in the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Enlargement. In: Dasgupta, P., Fitzpatrick, J., Kirby, R., Gill, I.S. (eds) New Technologies in Urology. New Techniques in Surgery Series, vol 7. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-178-1_8

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